Chords of: La Playa by: La Oreja de Van Gogh. (E, A, D, F#m) 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.
“La Playa” by La Oreja de Van Gogh is in D Major and runs at about 89 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 129 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, A, D, F#m.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → E → A → E → A → F#m → D → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:10 | 29% |
| E | 0:50 | 21% |
| D | 0:39 | 16% |
| F#m | 0:22 | 9% |
| C# | 0:13 | 6% |
| A/C# | 0:06 | 2% |
| E/D | 0:05 | 2% |
| Fdim | 0:05 | 2% |
A – E – A/E – C#m – F#m – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – D6 – Abm7b5/Gb – A – E – A – E – Fdim – F#m – F#m7 – D – E/D – A – E – A/E – A – E – Fdim – F#m – D – E/D – A – E – D – A – C# – F#m – C#m7 – D – E7 – A – C# – D – Dm – A – E – D – E – A – A7/C# – D – A – …
