CHORD LIBRARY

Play along El Préstamo, chord by chord.

Chords of: El Préstamo by: Maluma. (Cm6, Cm, Fm, Fm7) 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 Préstamo”

“El Préstamo” by Maluma is in C Minor and runs at about 187 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 50 different chords across 151 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm6, Cm, Fm, Fm7.

Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 4:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb/F → E7/G# → Cmaj7 → C#maj7 → Dm7b5/C → Dmaj7 → Cm → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm1:1427%
Fm0:259%
Fm70:259%
Ab7/C0:114%
Eb0:104%
Dmaj70:104%
Ebmaj70:093%
Bb0:093%

Chord progression, in order

Bb/F – E7/G# – C# – Cmaj7 – C#maj7 – Dm7b5/C – Dmaj7 – Cm – Fm – Dm7b5 – Bb – Cm – F – Cm – Fm – G – Fm – Abmaj7 – Bb – Eb – Cm – F – Cm – Fm – Ab – Bb6 – F – Cm – Fm – Cm7b5/Bb – Bb6 – Ebmaj7 – Bb/D – Cm – Bb/D – Fm – G/F – Gaug – C/G – G – Gaug – Eb – G – Cm – Eb – D – Cm – Eb – …