CHORD LIBRARY

Play along El Préstamo, chord by chord.

Chords of: El Préstamo by: Maluma. (Cm, Fm7, Fm, C#maj7) 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 F Minor and runs at about 188 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 140 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Fm7, Fm, C#maj7.

Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 3:33 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Fm → Cm → Fm → Cm → Fm → Cm → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm1:1435%
Fm70:2914%
Fm0:2311%
Eb0:157%
Bb0:094%
Ab0:084%
C#maj70:063%
Ebmaj70:063%

Chord progression, in order

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 – Bb/F – Gaug – C/G – G – Gaug – Eb – G – Cm – Eb – D – Cm – Eb – Dm – Fm – Ab – Bbmaj7 – Cm – Fm – Ab6 – …