Chords of: Bésame by: José Rey. (Cmaj7, C#6, C7, C#maj7) 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.
“Bésame” by José Rey is in Db Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 42 different chords across 105 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cmaj7, C#6, C7, C#maj7.
C7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 2:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#maj7 → C → Fm7 → Eb7 → Cm7 → C#maj7 → C7 → C#6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C7 | 0:25 | 15% |
| C#maj7 | 0:24 | 14% |
| C#6 | 0:24 | 14% |
| C | 0:11 | 7% |
| Fm7 | 0:10 | 6% |
| Bbm6 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Cm7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Eb7 | 0:06 | 3% |
Fmaj7 – Cm – Fmaj7 – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – Bbm7b5 – C – Bbm – E6 – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Fm – Bb6 – Eb7 – Cm7 – Fm – Em – G7 – C#maj7 – Abm – Gm7b5 – C7 – C#6 – C7 – Gm7b5/F – Cm7 – C#dim – Bbm6 – C#maj7 – C7 – Bbm6 – C#maj7 – C – Bbm6 – C#maj7 – C/D – Gm – C#maj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb7/D – Fm – G7/B – C# – C7 – C#maj7 – Bbm – Ab/Eb – Eb7/G – …
