CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Nawapenda, chord by chord.

Chords of: Nawapenda by: Zabron Singers. (Ab, C#, C#/G#, Ab6) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.

About the chords of “Nawapenda”

“Nawapenda” by Zabron Singers is in Ab Major and runs at about 194 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 179 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, C#, C#/G#, Ab6.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 49% of the 4:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → Ab7 → C#/G# → C# → C#/G# → C# → C#/G# → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#2:2649%
Ab60:3612%
F#60:3612%
C#/G#0:3211%
Ab0:186%
Ab70:072%
F#maj70:052%
C#60:052%

Chord progression, in order

C# – F# – C#/G# – Ab – C# – F# – C#/G# – Ab6 – C# – F#6 – Ab7 – C# – F#6 – C#/G# – Ab – C# – F#6 – C# – F#6 – C#/G# – Ab – C# – F#6 – Ab7 – C# – F#6 – C#/G# – Ab – C# – F#maj7 – C#/G# – Ab6 – C# – F#6 – Ab6 – C# – F#6 – C# – Ab6 – C# – F#maj7 – C#/G# – Ab6 – C# – F#maj7 – C#/G# – Ab6 – C# – …