CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Negro (Live), chord by chord.

Chords of: Negro (Live) by: J Balvin. (F6, E7, Em7, Cmaj7) 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 “Negro (Live)”

“Negro (Live)” by J Balvin is in C Major and runs at about 163 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 49 different chords across 133 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F6, E7, Em7, Cmaj7.

Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 11% of the 2:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Bbmaj7 → E6 → Em7 → E7 → Em7 → F#maj7 → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em70:2011%
F#maj70:2011%
Em0:148%
E70:148%
E60:148%
Cmaj70:116%
Em60:116%
Cm0:095%

Chord progression, in order

Em – Bbmaj7 – Em – Fm – Bdim – Em – Fm – Dm – E – C#maj7 – Ebmaj7 – Em6 – F#dim – Bdim – Em7 – Bm7b5 – Em7b5 – E6 – F – E – Bdim – E6 – Bm – F – Em7 – F7/A – E7 – Fmaj7 – E7 – Bb7 – Emaj7 – Gmaj7 – F#maj7 – Em7 – Bm7b5 – F#7/A# – Emaj7 – F#maj7 – Bmaj7 – Em6 – F – Eb – Em – Ab7/C – Gmaj7 – Fmaj7 – F#maj7 – Em – …