Biniyam yonas \ ቢንያም ዮናስ — chords
by የናፈቀኝ
8 distinct chords · 144 changes · 7:00 long
Timeline
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- Dm
- Em
- F
- Am
- G
- C
- D
- A
What you are playing
Chords for Biniyam yonas \ ቢንያም ዮናስ, laid out across its 7:00 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in C major. It leans on barre chords, and no capo position opens all of them up. Every one of its 8 chords is a plain triad, so three notes under the right hand covers the whole song.
Play it in another key
The same song, moved. Every row is Biniyam yonas \ ቢንያም ዮናስ shifted by that many semitones — useful when the recording sits too high or too low for your voice. The chords keep their relationships, so the song is unchanged apart from its pitch.
| Shift | Key | Chords |
|---|---|---|
| G major | AmBmCEmDGAE | |
| G♯ major | A♯mCmC♯FmD♯G♯A♯F | |
| A major | BmC♯mDF♯mEABF♯ | |
| A♯ major | CmDmD♯GmFA♯CG | |
| B major | C♯mD♯mEG♯mF♯BC♯G♯ | |
| C major | DmEmFAmGCDA | |
| C♯ major | D♯mFmF♯A♯mG♯C♯D♯A♯ | |
| D major | EmF♯mGBmADEB | |
| D♯ major | FmGmG♯CmA♯D♯FC | |
| E major | F♯mG♯mAC♯mBEF♯C♯ | |
| F major | GmAmA♯DmCFGD | |
| F♯ major | G♯mA♯mBD♯mC♯F♯G♯D♯ |
On a guitar there is a shortcut in one direction: transpose down by n and put a capo on fret n, and you are back at the original pitch while playing the easier shapes. That is what the capo line above is doing.





