CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Maracas, chord by chord.

Chords of: Maracas by: Alberto Vázquez. (G, D, Dmaj7, A) 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 “Maracas”

“Maracas” by Alberto Vázquez is in D Major and runs at about 184 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 129 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, D, Dmaj7, A.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 3:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → A → G → D → A → Gmaj7 → D → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D1:0635%
Dmaj70:3217%
A0:3117%
G0:2514%
Gmaj70:074%
Bm70:053%
A/C#0:032%
Bm0:021%

Chord progression, in order

D – A – G – D – A/C# – Bm – A – G – Gm – A – D – A – Gmaj7 – D – A/C# – Bm – A – G – A – D – C – A7 – G/D – A – Dmaj7 – G – A – Dmaj7 – G – D – A/E – D – C#aug – Bm7 – A – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Dmaj7 – G – D – A/E – D – A – Dmaj7 – G – A – Dmaj7 – G/D – …