Chords of: La Tortura (Live) by: Shakira. (D, Am, C#maj7, Cmaj7) 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.
“La Tortura (Live)” by Shakira is in D Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 43 different chords across 138 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Am, C#maj7, Cmaj7.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 4:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#maj7 → C7/E → Em7 → Am → Fmaj7 → Am → F7 → Dm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 0:49 | 20% |
| C#maj7 | 0:35 | 14% |
| C6 | 0:18 | 7% |
| C | 0:14 | 6% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| D | 0:11 | 5% |
| Dm | 0:09 | 4% |
C#maj7 – Am – C7/E – D – Am – D/C – C – D7 – Am – G7 – C – Em7 – Am – G – C6 – D – Am – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – E7 – C – B – Am – F7 – Cmaj7 – E – Caug – E/B – Dm – Fmaj7 – E7/G# – Am – Bm7 – C – C#aug – Dm – F – Am7 – Gmaj7 – C6 – G – Cmaj7 – D – A – C6 – G6 – C – D7 – …
