CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Despacito, chord by chord.

Chords of: Despacito by: Blaqbonez. (Gaug, F#m7, F#7, Abm7) 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 Blaqbonez is in Db Major and runs at about 97 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 123 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gaug, F#m7, F#7, Abm7.

F#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m7 → F#m7 → C#m7 → F# → Abm7 → F#m → F#m7 → Abm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m71:0329%
Abm70:5525%
F#70:3014%
C#m70:2813%
Ab70:084%
F#m0:084%
E0:073%
F#0:042%

Chord progression, in order

Abm – C#m7 – F#m7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – F#m – F# – Abm7 – B/C# – C#m7 – F#7 – Abm7 – B/C# – F#m – Abm7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – Abm7 – E – F#7 – Abm7 – F#7 – Abm7 – F# – E – F# – Ab7 – A6 – Abm7 – C#m7 – F#7 – Abm7 – F#7 – Abm7 – F#7 – E/G# – …