Chords of: Illegal (Official HD Video) ft. Santana by: Shakira. (D, Em, A, G) 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 (Official HD Video) ft. Santana” by Shakira is in D Major and runs at about 148 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 113 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Em, A, G.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 4:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → Fmaj7 → F#m7b5/E → F#7/A# → C#maj7 → D → Bm → Em. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:44 | 18% |
| Em | 0:43 | 18% |
| D | 0:37 | 15% |
| G | 0:23 | 9% |
| F#m | 0:23 | 9% |
| Bm | 0:20 | 8% |
| Gm | 0:11 | 5% |
| F#m7 | 0:08 | 3% |
Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – F#m7b5/E – F#7/A# – C#maj7 – D – A – Bm – A/G – F#m – Em – A – Em – A – D6 – Em – A – Em6 – A – D/A – Am – F#m – Bm – F#m – Bm – G – A – D – F#m – G – Bm – A – D – F#m – Fm – Em – Em7 – Gm – D – A – Bm – A – G – F#m – Em – A – Em – A – …
