Chords of: La Isla Bonita by: Madonna. (C#m, F#m7, E, F#7/A#) 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 Isla Bonita” by Madonna is in E Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 165 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, F#m7, E, F#7/A#.
C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 3:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#7/A# → C#m → E → F#m7 → C#m → F#m7 → C#m → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m | 1:21 | 34% |
| E | 0:36 | 15% |
| B | 0:22 | 9% |
| F#m | 0:20 | 8% |
| F#m7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| Abm7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| A | 0:08 | 3% |
F#7/A# – C#m – Bmaj7 – C#m – B – C#m – C#7/E# – Ebm7 – C#m – Ebm – C#m – B6 – C#m – A – C#m – E – B – C#m – Bmaj7 – C#m – A – E – B – Ab – C#m – Abm7 – F#m – E – Bmaj7 – F#m7 – Abm7 – C#m – Abm – F#m – E – Bmaj7 – F#m7 – B – C#m – B – C#m – B – C#m – B6 – C#m – A – E – B – …
