Chords of: Smooth (Stereo) ft. Rob Thomas by: Santana. (E7, Dm7, Am, Bb) 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.
“Smooth (Stereo) ft. Rob Thomas” by Santana is in D Minor and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 184 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E7, Dm7, Am, Bb.
E7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 4:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → A7 → E7 → Dm7 → E7 → Dm7 → E7 → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E7 | 1:42 | 40% |
| Am | 0:46 | 18% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:24 | 9% |
| Dm7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| Am7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Em7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| F | 0:06 | 2% |
| Bb | 0:05 | 2% |
Bb – B – Dm7 – Bb – Eb – Dm – Dmaj7 – Bb – D7 – Em7 – A7 – G7 – Em – Am – Fmaj7 – E7 – Am – F – A/E – E7 – Am7 – Fmaj7 – E7 – Am – Fmaj7 – E7 – Dm7 – G7/B – E/G# – Am7 – F – E7 – Am – F – E7 – A – Fmaj7 – E7 – Dm7 – Bdim – E/G# – Am7 – Fmaj7 – E7 – Am – Fmaj7 – E7 – Am – …
