CHORD LIBRARY

Play along El Clavo, chord by chord.

Chords of: El Clavo by: Prince Royce, Maluma. (Cm, Bm, Fm7, F#7) 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 Clavo”

“El Clavo” by Prince Royce, Maluma is in C Major and runs at about 162 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 44 different chords across 132 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Bm, Fm7, F#7.

Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Fm7 → Bm7 → Em → F#7 → Em7 → Bm7 → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bm0:4220%
F#70:209%
Cm0:188%
Fm70:168%
Bm70:136%
Em60:126%
Em70:115%
D60:094%

Chord progression, in order

Cm – Fm7 – Bm7 – Em – F#7 – Bm7 – Bbm7 – Em7 – Bm – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – Em6 – C# – Em7 – F#7 – Bbmaj7 – F#7 – Bb – C#m7 – Bm – Dmaj7 – Bm – Dmaj7 – Bm – Gm7b5 – Em7 – F#7/A# – Bm – F#m – B/F# – Em6 – Bm – A – Em – F#m7 – Bmaj7 – Bm7 – C#/B – Bm – Em – A/E – Bm – F#7 – E/B – Bm – E7 – Bm – Dmaj7 – …