CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mala Vida, chord by chord.

Chords of: Mala Vida by: Nicki Nicole. (Dm, Gm6, A/C#, E7/G#) 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 “Mala Vida”

“Mala Vida” by Nicki Nicole is in D Minor and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm, Gm6, A/C#, E7/G#.

Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 58% of the 2:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E7/G# → Dm → A/C# → Dm → Gm6 → Dm → Gm6 → Dm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dm1:3158%
Gm0:1811%
Gm70:106%
Gm60:085%
A70:053%
A0:032%
A/C#0:022%
Em7b5/D0:021%

Chord progression, in order

E7/G# – Dm – Gm – Dm – A/C# – F – Dm – Gm7 – Dm – Gm7 – Dm – Gmaj7 – Dm – Gm – Dm – Gm – Dm – A7 – Dm – Gm7 – Dm – Gm – Dm – A7 – Dm – Gm – Dm – Gm – Dm – Gm7 – Gm6 – Dm – Aaug – Dm – Gm – Dm – Gm7 – Gm6 – Dm – Em7b5/D – Dm – Gm6 – Dm7 – Gm6 – Dm – A – Dm – Gm – …