6 distinct chords · 107 changes · 4:19 long
Timeline
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- E
- G♯m
- C♯m
- B
- A
- F♯m
What you are playing
Chords for Ka Syiem I Maia, laid out across its 4:19 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in E major. It leans on barre chords — with a capo on fret 4 the same song becomes C Em Am G F Dm, which sits easier under the hand. Every one of its 6 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 Ka Syiem I Maia 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 |
|---|---|---|
| B major | BD♯mG♯mF♯EC♯m | |
| C major | CEmAmGFDm | |
| C♯ major | C♯FmA♯mG♯F♯D♯m | |
| D major | DF♯mBmAGEm | |
| D♯ major | D♯GmCmA♯G♯Fm | |
| E major | EG♯mC♯mBAF♯m | |
| F major | FAmDmCA♯Gm | |
| F♯ major | F♯A♯mD♯mC♯BG♯m | |
| G major | GBmEmDCAm | |
| G♯ major | G♯CmFmD♯C♯A♯m | |
| A major | AC♯mF♯mEDBm | |
| A♯ major | A♯DmGmFD♯Cm |
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.
