CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Manila, chord by chord.

Chords of: Manila by: Ray Dalton, Alvaro Soler. (Gmaj7, G, Em, C) 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 “Manila”

“Manila” by Ray Dalton, Alvaro Soler is in C Major and runs at about 150 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 105 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gmaj7, G, Em, C.

Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → G → Em → G → Gmaj7 → G6 → Gmaj7 → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em0:2920%
G0:2920%
Bm0:2115%
C0:1813%
Cmaj70:129%
Gmaj70:075%
B0:043%
Bm70:032%

Chord progression, in order

C – G – Em – Bm – C – C6 – G – Em – Gmaj7 – C – F#7 – G6 – A6 – E7 – B – Cmaj7 – F# – C6 – F# – Gmaj7 – Em – Bm – Cmaj7 – Am – G – Em – B – Cmaj7 – G – Em7 – B – Bm7 – C – G – Em – Bm – G/B – C – D7/F# – G – Em – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – G – Em – Bm – Cmaj7 – G – …