CHORD LIBRARY

Play along El Matador, chord by chord.

Chords of: El Matador by: Koushino. (C#m, Dmaj7, F#maj7, F#) 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 “El Matador”

“El Matador” by Koushino is in D Major and runs at about 175 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 64 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, Dmaj7, F#maj7, F#.

Dmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 2:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → D7 → F#maj7 → F#/C# → D → F# → F#m → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dmaj70:4333%
F#0:2519%
F#maj70:2317%
F#m0:118%
D0:075%
F#70:064%
D70:054%
Gmaj70:043%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – D7 – F#maj7 – Dmaj7 – F#/C# – D – F# – D – C#m – F#m – D – F#m – F#7 – Bm – F#m – F#maj7 – D7 – F#maj7 – Dmaj7 – F#maj7 – G – Dmaj7 – F#maj7 – Dmaj7 – C#m – F#7 – Dmaj7 – F# – Dmaj7 – F#maj7 – F# – Dmaj7 – C#dim – F# – Gmaj7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – F# – Dmaj7 – F# – D7 – F# – Dmaj7 – F#maj7 – Dmaj7 – F# – Dmaj7 – C#m – F#maj7 – …