CHORD LIBRARY

Play along MACARENA, chord by chord.

Chords of: MACARENA by: Pietro Lombardi. (Bb, Eb, Gm, Gm7) 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 “MACARENA”

“MACARENA” by Pietro Lombardi is in Eb Major and runs at about 93 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Eb, Gm, Gm7.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 3:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Gm → Bb → F6 → Gm → Eb → Bb → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb1:0635%
Eb0:3418%
Gm0:2714%
F0:2111%
Gm70:1910%
Eb60:053%
Fmaj70:032%
G70:032%

Chord progression, in order

Bb – F – Gm – Eb – Bb – F – F6 – Gm – Eb – Bb – Fmaj7 – Bb – Cmaj7 – Gm – Eb – Bb – F – Dm7b5/C – Gm7 – Eb – Bb – F – G7 – Fm – Gm – Eb6 – Bb – Gm7 – Eb – Bb – Gm7 – Eb – Bb – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Bb – Am7 – Gm – Eb – Bb – F – Gm7 – Eb – Bb – F – G7 – Dm7b5/C – Gm – …