CHORD LIBRARY

Play along MACARENA, chord by chord.

Chords of: MACARENA by: T-Rex. (B7/D#, Am7, Fmaj7, 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.

About the chords of “MACARENA”

“MACARENA” by T-Rex is in C Major and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B7/D#, Am7, Fmaj7, G.

Am7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 3:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fmaj7 → Am7 → Fmaj7 → Em → Am7 → Fmaj7 → G → Am7. 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 — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Am71:2345%
Fmaj70:2112%
G0:127%
Em0:127%
G/A0:084%
Bm7b5/A0:074%
G60:063%
Em70:042%

Chord progression, in order

Fmaj7 – G6 – Am7 – Fmaj7 – Em – Am7 – Fmaj7 – Dm – G – Em – Am7 – Bm7b5/A – E – F/A – G – Am7 – B7 – Em – Am – Dm – Am – G6 – Am7 – G/A – Am7 – Dm – Am7 – G – Am7 – Fmaj7 – G – Am7 – Fmaj7 – B/A – Gmaj7 – Em – Am7 – Em – D – C6 – Bm7b5/A – G – Am7 – Bm7 – Em – Fmaj7 – G – Am7 – …