About the chords of “Matador”

“Matador” by Joosu J is in D Minor and runs at about 122 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 83 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, Dm, Dm6, Dm7.

Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 2:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → A7/C# → Dm6 → B → Cmaj7 → Dm6 → A7/C# → Dm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

Dm – Fmaj7 – A7/C# – F – Dm6 – B – A7/C# – Cmaj7 – Dm6 – Cmaj7 – B7 – A7/C# – Bm6 – Dm7 – Dm6 – Cmaj7 – Dm – A – Dm – G7 – Bb – A7 – Dm – Am – Bb6 – A – Dm – Am – Bb6 – A – G – Dm – G – D – C# – Dmaj7 – G – Dm – G – D – F6 – Bbmaj7 – Aaug – G – D7 – Fmaj7 – Bb6 – Dm – …

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