Chords of: iThemba by: Emtee. (F#m, Gmaj7, Bm7, B7) 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.
“iThemba” by Emtee is in D Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 100 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, Gmaj7, Bm7, B7.
Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → F#m → Gmaj7 → F#m → Bm7 → Gmaj7 → Bm7 → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gmaj7 | 0:47 | 25% |
| Bm7 | 0:39 | 21% |
| B7 | 0:25 | 13% |
| F#m | 0:11 | 6% |
| F#m7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Em | 0:09 | 5% |
| A/B | 0:08 | 4% |
| Bm | 0:07 | 4% |
Gmaj7 – F#m – Gmaj7 – A/G – F#m – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – A/E – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – Bm7 – A/B – Em7 – Gmaj7 – F#m – Bm7 – E – Gmaj7 – B7 – Gmaj7 – B7 – Em – Gmaj7 – B7 – Em – Gmaj7 – B – Bm7 – Em – G6 – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – A/B – G6 – D6 – F#m7 – Bm7 – A/B – Gmaj7 – F#m – Bm7 – E6 – Gmaj7 – …
