CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Rough & Tough, chord by chord.

Chords of: Rough & Tough by: Ziza Bafana, Bucha Man. (C#m7, D, Dmaj7, Bm7) 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 “Rough & Tough”

“Rough & Tough” by Ziza Bafana, Bucha Man is in D Major and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 23 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m7, D, Dmaj7, Bm7.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 2:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → G6 → Bm7 → Dmaj7 → D6 → D → D6 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D1:1344%
Dmaj71:0338%
G/D0:074%
Bm70:064%
D60:063%
C#m70:042%
Gmaj70:032%
G60:021%

Chord progression, in order

Cmaj7 – D – G6 – Bm7 – Dmaj7 – G/D – D6 – D – G/D – A/B – D – Em – D6 – Em – D – G6 – D – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – G/D – Dmaj7 – C#m7