Chords of: Sale El Sol (Official Video) by: Shakira. (G, Cmaj7, Em, D) 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.
“Sale El Sol (Official Video)” by Shakira is in E Minor and runs at about 114 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 115 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Cmaj7, Em, D.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → G → F6 → C → G → Am → G → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:48 | 23% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:22 | 11% |
| C | 0:21 | 10% |
| D | 0:20 | 10% |
| Em | 0:20 | 10% |
| Am | 0:13 | 6% |
| Bm | 0:09 | 4% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
C – G – F6 – C – F/C – Cmaj7 – G – F – Cmaj7 – Am – F/A – C6 – G – Fmaj7 – C – Am – G – F6 – Fmaj7 – Am – F#m – G – Cmaj7 – Em – D6 – G – D – Cmaj7 – Em – D – Bm – G/B – C – Cmaj7 – D – G – Em7 – Bm – G – F#aug – Em7 – G – F6 – C – C6 – G – F6 – Fmaj7 – …
