Chords of: Illegal (MTV 5 Star Live Performance) ft. Santana by: Shakira. (D, Em, A, Bm) 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.
“Illegal (MTV 5 Star Live Performance) ft. Santana” by Shakira is in D Major and runs at about 148 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Em, A, Bm.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Bm → Em → A → Em → A → Em → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:40 | 17% |
| A | 0:38 | 16% |
| D | 0:36 | 16% |
| F#m | 0:21 | 9% |
| G | 0:20 | 9% |
| Bm | 0:18 | 8% |
| Gm | 0:12 | 5% |
| F#m7 | 0:08 | 4% |
D – E7/G# – Bm – A – Gmaj7 – F#m – Em – A – Em – A – Bm7 – Em – A – Em6 – A – D/A – E6 – F#m – Bm – F#m – Bm – G – A – D – F#m – Gmaj7 – G6 – G – Bm – A – D – F#m – Fdim – Em – Gmaj7 – Gm – D – Amaj7 – Bm – Amaj7 – D/F# – Em – A – Em – Amaj7 – Em – A – Bm7b5/A – …
