CHORD LIBRARY

Play along El Aguante, chord by chord.

Chords of: El Aguante by: Calle 13. (C, D, Dm, Am) 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 “El Aguante”

“El Aguante” by Calle 13 is in C Major and runs at about 147 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 120 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, D, Dm, Am.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 4:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → D → A/G → Em7b5/D → Bbmaj7 → D → Dm → Dm6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D1:3133%
Dm0:4316%
Am0:259%
A70:197%
C0:145%
Am60:124%
Cmaj70:083%
A0:083%

Chord progression, in order

Dm – G – A – D – A/G – Em7b5/D – Amaj7 – Bbmaj7 – D – Dm – Amaj7 – Dm – Amaj7 – Dm – Dm6 – D – Am7b5/G – Amaj7 – D – A – Gm7 – A6 – D – A – G – D – Am7b5 – D – A – Gm – A – D – Gm6 – Am7b5/G – Am – D – C – D – G6 – Dm – Em – F/A – A – D – Cmaj7 – D – Am7 – Dm – …