CHORD LIBRARY

Play along El Clavo, chord by chord.

Chords of: El Clavo by: El Reja, The La Planta. (D, A, F#m, E) 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 Clavo”

“El Clavo” by El Reja, The La Planta is in D Major and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 61 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, A, F#m, E.

A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 2:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → A → E → F#m → D → A → E → F#m. 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
A0:3023%
D0:2821%
F#m0:2418%
E0:2418%
F#m70:054%
Dmaj70:054%
E60:053%
D60:043%

Chord progression, in order

D – A – E – F#m – D – A – E – F#m – D – A – E – F#m7 – E – D – A – E – E6 – F#m – F#m7 – D – A – E – E6 – F#m – D6 – A – E – A/E – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – A – C#m – E – F#m – Dmaj7 – A – E – C#m – F#m – D – A – E – F#m – A – D – E – A – E7 – …