CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Despacito (feat. Daddy Yankee), chord by chord.

Chords of: Despacito (feat. Daddy Yankee) by: Daddy Yankee, Luis Fonsi. (Amaj7, D, Bm, 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.

About the chords of “Despacito (feat. Daddy Yankee)”

“Despacito (feat. Daddy Yankee)” by Daddy Yankee, Luis Fonsi is in D Major and runs at about 176 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 74 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Amaj7, D, Bm, G.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 2:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → Fmaj7 → Bm7 → G → D → A6 → Bm → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D0:2318%
Bm0:1915%
G0:1915%
A0:119%
Bm70:108%
Dmaj70:087%
A60:044%
Amaj70:033%

Chord progression, in order

Bm – Ebaug – Bm – Cm – A – Em – Fmaj7 – Ebm – Bm7 – G – D – A6 – Bm – G – D – A/B – Bm – E7/G# – Gmaj7 – G – D/F# – G – Dmaj7 – A – Bm – G – D – A – Bm6 – Bm – G – D – Am – Amaj7 – Bm7 – G6 – Gm7b5/F – A – D – G/D – A – E7/G# – A7 – Bm – Gmaj7 – G6 – Dmaj7 – G/D – …