Mmelega Bophelo — Piano Chords & Number Chart

Psalmist Sefako — Psalmist Sefako’s “carrier of life” — a verse that climbs through almost the whole scale to its 1. The chords, the Nashville number chart, and the key & tempo — everything you need to play Mmelega Bophelo on Sunday, in any key.

Key of E94 BPM4/4worship
Chords & number chart

Verse

E 1 G♯m 3m A 4 F♯m 2m B 5 C♯m 6m D♯dim 7dim E 1

Chorus

E 1 F♯m 2m G♯m 3m E 1 G♯m 3m A 4 F♯m 2m A 4 B 5 C♯m 6m D♯dim 7dim E 1

The small red numbers are the Nashville number chart — they stay the same in every key. When the MD calls a different key, play those numbers in that key and you’re in. Tap any chord to see how to voice it.

Mmelega Bophelo — the Chorus in every key
CCDmEmCEmFDmFGAmBdimC
D♭D♭E♭mFmD♭FmG♭E♭mG♭A♭B♭mCdimD♭
DDEmF♯mDF♯mGEmGABmC♯dimD
E♭E♭FmGmE♭GmA♭FmA♭B♭CmDdimE♭
EEF♯mG♯mEG♯mAF♯mABC♯mD♯dimE
FFGmAmFAmB♭GmB♭CDmEdimF
F♯F♯G♯mA♯mF♯A♯mBG♯mBC♯D♯mFdimF♯
GGAmBmGBmCAmCDEmF♯dimG
A♭A♭B♭mCmA♭CmD♭B♭mD♭E♭FmGdimA♭
AABmC♯mAC♯mDBmDEF♯mG♯dimA
B♭B♭CmDmB♭DmE♭CmE♭FGmAdimB♭
BBC♯mD♯mBD♯mEC♯mEF♯G♯mA♯dimB

Same song, every key — pick the one that fits your voice or your team. The numbers stay the same; only the letters move.

One reharm move

Voice the closing 7 as a dominant (not the diatonic dim) so the 6m–7–1 walk lands with gospel pull.

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The chords in this song
E G♯m A F♯m B C♯m D♯dim
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