Chords of: El Cantante by: Héctor Lavoe. (Fmaj7, D7, D, C) 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.
“El Cantante” by Héctor Lavoe is in C Major and runs at about 98 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 70 different chords across 505 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fmaj7, D7, D, C.
D7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 10:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → Ab → C → D → C7 → C6 → Am7b5/G → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D7 | 1:51 | 17% |
| Cm | 1:15 | 12% |
| Gm | 0:41 | 6% |
| C | 0:35 | 5% |
| D | 0:30 | 5% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:29 | 4% |
| Cm7 | 0:28 | 4% |
| C7 | 0:26 | 4% |
Gm – Ab – C – A7 – Cm7 – D – Gm7 – C7 – C#maj7 – C7 – C#m7 – C7 – Gm7 – C#7 – C6 – Ebmaj7 – Am7b5/G – A – Cm – D7 – Am7b5/G – G – Cm – Gm – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – A – Am – Cm – D7 – Gm – C – Cm7 – F7 – Bbmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Am7b5 – D7 – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – F7 – Bbmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – D7 – Gm – …
