Anji - Menunggu Kamu - Chord

Key C major – A minor Chords G, C, Dm, F, Am, Em, A, E7 … Difficulty already in its easiest key

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C   G   Am   G   F   C   G

C    G         Am G
Ku selalu mencoba
  F     Em         Dm
Untuk menguatkan hati
       Em      C     F         G
Dari kamu yang belum juga kembali

 C    G        Am  G
Ada satu keyakinan
     F    Em         Dm
Yang membuatkku bertahan
       Em  C      F           G
Penantian ini kan terbayar pasti

       C    E7
Lihat aku sayang
     Am         A           Dm
Yang sudah berjuang menunggumu
  A       Dm          G
Datang menjemputmu pulang

         C    E7
Ingat slalu sayang
  Am         A
Hatiku Kau genggam
 Dm            Em
Aku tak kan pergi
  F           G   C
Menunggu kamu disini

C   G   Am   G   F   G

  C    G        Am  G
Jika bukan kepadamu
 F    Em        Dm
Aku tidak tau lagi
        Em    C   F          G
Pada siapa rindu ini kan kuberi
        Em    C   F          G
Pada siapa rindu ini kan kuberi

       C    E7
Lihat aku sayang
     Am         A           Dm
Yang sudah berjuang menunggumu
  A       Dm          G
Datang menjemputmu pulang

         C    E7
Ingat slalu sayang
  Am         A
Hatiku Kau genggam
 Dm            Em
Aku tak kan pergi
  F           G   C
Menunggu kamu disini

C   Dm   C   G   C   Dm   G

       C    E7
Lihat aku sayang
     Am         A           Dm
Yang sudah berjuang menunggumu
  A       Dm          G
Datang menjemputmu pulang

         C    E7
Ingat slalu sayang
  Am         A
Hatiku Kau genggam
 Dm            Em F
Aku tak kan pergi
 Dm            Em
Aku tak kan pergi
  F           G   C
Menunggu kamu disini

C   B   G   C

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Anji - Menunggu Kamu Tabs

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Harmony analysis

Anji – Menunggu Kamu: key and chord analysis

The song opens on C and ends on C. Its chords belong to both C major and Am, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

C major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = B (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = F (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

A minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = F (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = G (natural-minor colour)
#7 = G# (harmonic-minor leading tone from the V chord)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the C major side because it both starts and finishes on C, C is heard 24 times against 11 for Am and the major V chord points straight at Am. That is an interpretation, not a rule — hearing the same chords from A minor is just as valid and teaches you something different.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to C or to Am; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.

Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.

Seen from C major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	C	Tonic — home	C · E · G	24×
ii	Dm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	D · F · A	15×
iii	Em	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	E · G · B	11×
V7/vi	E7	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to Amsecondary dominant	E · G# · B · D	6×
IV	F	Subdominant — moves away from home	F · A · C	13×
V	G	Dominant — strongest pull home	G · B · D	25×
vi	Am	Relative minor — the melancholy side	A · C · E	11×
V/ii	A	Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Dmsecondary dominant	A · C# · E	9×
vii°	Bdim	Leading-tone chord — tension	B · D · F	—
V/iii	B	Secondary dominant V/iii — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	1×

Seen from A minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	Am	Tonic — home	A · C · E	11×
V/iv	A	Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to Dmsecondary dominant	A · C# · E	9×
ii°	Bdim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	B · D · F	—
V/v	B	Secondary dominant V/v — leads to Emsecondary dominant	B · D# · F#	1×
III	C	Relative major — the bright side	C · E · G	24×
iv	Dm	Subdominant — moves away from home	D · F · A	15×
v	Em	Minor dominant — soft pull	E · G · B	11×
V7	E7	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	E · G# · B · D	6×
VI	F	Submediant — warm colour	F · A · C	13×
VII	G	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	G · B · D	25×

Analysis

The key pair is C major and its relative A minor (no sharps or flats). 9 different chords appear 115 times in total; 6 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Am brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from C, the same E7 is V7/vi, a secondary dominant heading for Am. A, B act as secondary dominants, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

Chord movement

G C CV → Iauthentic cadence AmVII → III ×14
F G CIV → VIV → V AmVI → VIIVI → VII ×8
E7 Am CV7/vi → visecondary resolution AmV7 → iharmonic-minor cadence ×6
G Am CV → videceptive cadence AmVII → iAeolian arrival ×5
Dm G Cii → Vii → V Amiv → VII ×4
F C CIV → Iplagal cadence AmVI → III ×1

The move to watch is G → C, heard 14 times. From the C side it reads V → I (authentic cadence: the strongest arrival home); from the Am side it is VII → III. Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

C major pentatonic and A minor pentatonic are the same five notes (C – D – E – G – A): start from C for a brighter phrase, from A for a bluesier one.
Over G, land on G, B, D — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over C, land on C, E, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Dm, land on D, F, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When E7 comes, swap the scale's G for G#: that single note is the harmonic-minor sound of the chord.

The song on the circle of fifths

Played in the song — chord of the key
Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
Played — borrowed or outside chord
Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii

Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.

Capo and easier keys

With C major shapes

No capo — open C shapes
Capo 3 + A shapes
Capo 5 + G shapes

With A minor shapes

No capo — open Am shapes
Capo 5 + Em shapes
Capo 7 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.

The song's harmonic story

The opening C lays a solid floor for everything that follows. G, C, Dm, F carry the song: V–I–ii–IV relative to C, VII–III–iv–VI relative to Am. A is the interesting twist: in C it is a chromatic chord (V/ii), while in Am it becomes the dominant (V/iv) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on G → C (V → I in C, VII → III in Am): authentic cadence — the strongest arrival home. It closes on C, letting the C side have the last word.

This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.

Anji - Menunggu Kamu Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano

Hover over or tap a chord in the lyrics for its shapes, its degree in both keys and a listen button. Here you have every chord of the song side by side.

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