Chords of: Macarena by: A. R. Rahman. (Gm, Am7, C/D, G) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Macarena” by A. R. Rahman is in G Major and runs at about 190 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, Am7, C/D, G.
Am7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 4:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → G → Cmaj7 → D7 → Am7 → Am → Am7 → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am7 | 1:48 | 44% |
| C/D | 0:26 | 11% |
| G | 0:19 | 8% |
| D7 | 0:17 | 7% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| Am | 0:10 | 4% |
| D | 0:06 | 2% |
| E7 | 0:05 | 2% |
Cmaj7 – B7 – G – Cmaj7 – D7 – Am7 – D7 – Am7 – D7 – Am7 – D7 – Am – Bm7b5/A – Am7 – D7 – Am7 – A – Am7 – Em – Am7 – Em – Am7 – Fmaj7 – D7 – E7 – Am – F – D – E7 – E – Am7 – D7 – Am7 – D7 – Am7 – D7 – Am7 – D – Am7 – G – Am7 – Dm – Am7 – G – Am – Dm6 – Am – D6 – …
