Chords of: Umthwalo by: Zahara. (D7, G, Em, D) 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.
“Umthwalo” by Zahara is in D Major and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 166 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D7, G, Em, D.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 5:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em7 → D → Em7 → G → D → Em → G → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:20 | 24% |
| D | 1:16 | 23% |
| Em | 0:57 | 17% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:32 | 10% |
| Em7 | 0:31 | 9% |
| Am7 | 0:12 | 4% |
| G6 | 0:08 | 2% |
| D/E | 0:07 | 2% |
Em7 – D – Em7 – G – D – G – D – Em – D – G – D – Em – D – G – D – Em – G – D – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D – G – D – G – Em – D7 – G – D – Em – G – D/A – Em – D6 – Cmaj7 – G – D – Em – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D6 – G – D – Am7 – D/E – Em7 – D/E – Cmaj7 – G/D – …
