Chords of: El Motivo by: Maka. (Em, Gmaj7, G6, Cmaj7) 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.
“El Motivo” by Maka is in E Minor and runs at about 91 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 120 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, Gmaj7, G6, Cmaj7.
Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 2:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Gmaj7 → Cmaj7 → Gmaj7 → G → Gmaj7 → G → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gmaj7 | 0:53 | 31% |
| Em | 0:27 | 16% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:19 | 11% |
| G6 | 0:17 | 10% |
| C6 | 0:13 | 8% |
| C | 0:13 | 8% |
| G | 0:06 | 4% |
| Em7 | 0:03 | 2% |
Em – C6 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – G – D – F#aug – Em – D7 – Gmaj7 – D7/F# – G – Gmaj7 – Am – Cmaj7 – C6 – Gmaj7 – Em – C6 – Gmaj7 – Em – C6 – Gmaj7 – Em – C – Gmaj7 – Am – Em – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Em7 – C6 – G – F#m – Em – C6 – G6 – Gmaj7 – Em – C6 – G6 – Gmaj7 – Em – C – G6 – Gmaj7 – Em – C – …
