This is my interpretation of "Odongo", a song by the Kenya-based artist, Winyo.
The original version is finger-picked and it works fine if you just stumm it, but it loses that african groove.
Enjoy!
No capo in the album version.
Chords:
Am x02210
C x32010
Cadd9 x32033
D xx0232
Dsus4 xx0233
Dsus4/F# 2x0233
Em 022000
G 320033
G/B x20033
Pcking pattern:
G Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B
E|----3--------3-------3-------3----||
B|----3--------3-------3-------3----||
G|----------------------------------||-------
D|----------------2-------0-------0-||-------- What is played on strings EAD is
A|-------2--3----------------2------||--------/ roughly the bass tab
E|--3----------------2--------------||-------/
Intro:
G Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B
G Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B
Dan-da-ri-ta-ra Da-ra-ta-ra-ra
Verse 1:
G Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B
Odongo yawa
G Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B
Timbegimora
G Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B
Odongo yawa
G Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B
Asikaleki
G Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B
Odongo yawa
G Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B
Timbegimora
G Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B
Odongo yawa
G Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B
Asikaleki
Chorus:
C Em
Pile pile asikaleki
C Am D Dsus4
Pile pile yawa imako wiya
C Em
Pile pile asikamanyi
C Am D
Pile pile yawa imako wiya
Verse 2:
G Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B
Odongo yawa
G Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B
Timbegimora yawa
G Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B
Samachwako chai a wero i awero wendegi
G Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B
Sama adhi aora awero i awero wendegi
G Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B
Odongo yawa
G Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B
Kataminwa bendo oyie
G Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B
Yawa Odongo yawa
G Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B
Ithago wiya
Chorus:
C Em
Pile pile asikaleki
C Am D Dsus4
Pile pile yawa imako wiya
C Em
Pile pile asikamanyi
C Am D
Pile pile yawa imako wiya
Outro:
G Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B
Hera mathanga ni to mane
G Cadd9 Dsus4/F# G/B
Hera mathanga ni yaye
Repeat and fade-out.