CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hula Hoop, chord by chord.

Chords of: Hula Hoop by: Daddy Yankee. (Dm6, Bb7, Bbm7, Eb) 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 “Hula Hoop”

“Hula Hoop” by Daddy Yankee is in Eb Major and runs at about 176 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 37 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm6, Bb7, Bbm7, Eb.

Bb7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 55% of the 3:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m7 → Bmaj7 → Baug → Bbmaj7 → Bb7 → Eb → Bbm7 → F#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb72:0955%
Bbm70:229%
Eb0:115%
Bbmaj70:104%
C#70:104%
F#maj70:094%
Bbm7b50:073%
F#7/A#0:052%

Chord progression, in order

C#m7 – Bmaj7 – Baug – Bbmaj7 – Emaj7 – Dm – Emaj7 – Bb7 – Eb – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – Bbmaj7 – F#maj7 – Cm7 – Bb7 – Bbm7 – Bb7 – F#7/A# – Bbaug – Emaj7 – F#maj7 – C#/B – Bb7 – Ebm – Bbm7b5 – Bb7 – Bbm7b5 – Bb7 – Bb6 – Cm7b5/Bb – Fmaj7 – Bb7 – C#7 – Bb7 – Bb – Bb7 – Dm6