Chords of: El Cantante (Live) by: Héctor Lavoe. (C6, 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 (Live)” by Héctor Lavoe is in C Major and runs at about 97 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 69 different chords across 513 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C6, D7, D, C.
D7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 10:51 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 | 1:52 | 17% |
| Cm | 1:14 | 11% |
| Gm | 0:46 | 7% |
| C | 0:38 | 6% |
| D | 0:32 | 5% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:30 | 5% |
| C7 | 0:29 | 4% |
| Cm7 | 0:27 | 4% |
Gm – Ab – C – F/C – 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 – Am7b5/G – Dm7 – A – Am – Cm – D7 – Gm – C – Cm7 – F7 – Bbmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Am7b5 – D7 – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – F7 – Bbmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – D7 – …
