CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Despacito, chord by chord.

Chords of: Despacito by: Adrian Jørgensen, Carina Dahl. (Cm7, Eb, Bb, Cm) 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.

About the chords of “Despacito”

“Despacito” by Adrian Jørgensen, Carina Dahl is in C Minor and runs at about 107 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 75 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7, Eb, Bb, Cm.

Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 3:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Cm → Ab → Eb → Bb → Cm7 → Eb → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb1:2540%
Bb0:4321%
Cm0:3115%
Cm70:2914%
Ab0:157%
Ab60:021%
Ebmaj70:011%
Dm7b5/C0:010%

Chord progression, in order

Eb – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Ab – Dm7b5/C – Eb – Cm – Bb – Cm7 – Ab6 – Eb – Bb – Cm – Ab – Eb – Bb – Cm7b5 – Cm – Ab – Eb – Bb – Cm – Eb – Bb – Cm – Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Cm – Ab – Eb – Bb – Cm – Eb – Bb – Cm7 – Eb – Bb – Eb – Cm – Eb – Bb – Eb – Cm7 – Eb – Bb – Eb – …