Chords of: Castillos de arena by: Pablo Alborán. (E, Em, Cmaj7, Am7) 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.
“Castillos de arena” by Pablo Alborán is in E Minor and runs at about 81 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 93 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Em, Cmaj7, Am7.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Em → A → D/A → Em → A → Cmaj7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:39 | 17% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:30 | 13% |
| Am7 | 0:24 | 11% |
| E | 0:21 | 9% |
| B7 | 0:20 | 9% |
| C6 | 0:16 | 7% |
| Am | 0:13 | 6% |
| B | 0:12 | 5% |
E – Ebm – Em – A – C6 – Cmaj7 – C6 – D/A – Em – A – C6 – Cmaj7 – D – C/G – G – Dm – Cmaj7 – B7 – Em – Am – Cmaj7 – Am – B – Em – F#m7b5/E – Cmaj7 – Am7 – B – C6 – Bm – F# – Dmaj7 – E – Em – Am – Cmaj7 – D6 – C/G – G6 – Dm – C6 – B7 – Em – Am – Cmaj7 – Am7 – B7 – Em – …
