Juanes - La Camisa Negra - Chord

Key A major – F# minor Chords F#m, C#7, Bm, F#, G#m, A#m, B Easy key C

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F#m  C#7  F#m  Bm   C#7 F#m C#7
F#m  Bm   C#7  F#m


F#m                  C#7
     Tengo la camisa negra
                    F#m
hoy mi amor está de luto
                         Bm
hoy tengo en el alma una pena
         C#7           F#m
y es por culpa de tu embrujo
F#m                     C#7
Hoy sé que tu ya no me quieres
                       F#m
y eso es lo que mas me hiere
                    Bm
que tengo la camisa negra
      C#7         F#m
y una pena que me duele

F#m                     C#7
Mal parece que solo me quede
                        F#m
y fue pura todita tu mentira
                          Bm
que maldita mala suerte la mia
          C#7         F#
que aquel dia te encontré


F#       G#m       A#m
   Por beber del veneno
     B           F#
malevolo de tu amor
     G#m      A#m
yo quede moribundo
   B         F#
y lleno de dolor
      G#m      A#m
respiré de ese humo
     B          F#
amargo de tu adios
          G#m          A#m     B
y desde que tu te fuiste yo solo


F#m                     C#7
Tengo, tengo la camisa negra
                       F#m
Porque negra tengo el alma
                    Bm
Yo por ti perdí la calma
        C#7            F#m
Y casi pierdo hasta mi cama
F#m              C#7
cama c'mon c'mon baby
                F#m
te digo con disimulo
                    Bm
que tengo la camisa negra
      C#7         F#m        
y debajo tengo el difunto 

(solo) 
F#m  C#7  F#m  Bm   C#7 F#m C#7
F#m  Bm   C#7  F#m

F#m             C#7
Tengo la camisa negra
                     F#m
ya tu amor no me interesa
                      Bm
lo que ayer me supo a gloria
       C#7    
hoy me sabe a pura
F#m
miercoles por la tarde
            C#7
y tu que no llegas
                    F#m
nisiquiera muestras señas
                   Bm
y yo con la camisa negra
        C#7         F#m
y tus maletas en la puerta

F#m                     C#7
Mal parece que solo me quede
                        F#m
y jue pura todita tu mentira
                          Bm
que maldita mala suerte la mia
          C#7         F#
que aquel dia te encontré


F#       G#m       A#m
   Por beber del veneno
     B           F#
malevolo de tu amor
     G#m      A#m
yo quede moribundo
   B         F#
y lleno de dolor
      G#m      A#m
respiré de ese humo
     B          F#
amargo de tu adios
          G#m          A#m     B
y desde que tu te fuiste yo solo


F#m                     C#7
Tengo, tengo la camisa negra
                       F#m
Porque negra tengo el alma
                    Bm
Yo por ti perdí la calma
        C#7            F#m
Y casi pierdo hasta mi cama
F#m              C#7
cama c'mon c'mon baby
                F#m
te digo con disimulo
                    Bm
que tengo la camisa negra
      C#7         F#m        
y debajo tengo el difunto 

F#m                     C#7
Tengo, tengo la camisa negra
                       F#m
Porque negra tengo el alma
                    Bm
Yo por ti perdí la calma
        C#7            F#m
Y casi pierdo hasta mi cama
F#m              C#7
cama c'mon c'mon baby
                F#m
te digo con disimulo
                    Bm
que tengo la camisa negra
      C#7         F#m        
y debajo tengo el difunto

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Harmony analysis

Juanes – La Camisa Negra: key and chord analysis

The song opens on F#m and ends on F#m. Its chords belong to both A major and F#m, so every chord below is read both ways.

Major view

A major

Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)

Characteristic notes

7 = G# (leading tone, pulls home)
4 = D (the note that leans on the 3rd)

Minor view

F# minor

Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)

Characteristic notes

b6 = D (the minor's melancholy)
b7 = E (natural-minor colour)
#7 = E# (harmonic-minor leading tone from the V chord)

Which side does the ear lean to?

Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the F# minor side because it both starts and finishes on F#m, F#m is heard 43 times while A never appears and the major V chord points straight at F#m. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from A major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.

Chord degrees: major and relative minor

Show the degrees above the chords — relative to A or to F#m; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.

Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.

Seen from A major
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
I	A	Tonic — home	A · C# · E	—
bii	A#m	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	A# · C# · E#	8×
ii	Bm	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	B · D · F#	16×
II	B	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	B · D# · F#	8×
iii	C#m	Mediant — a tonic-family shade	C# · E · G#	—
V7/vi	C#7	Secondary dominant V/vi — leads to F#msecondary dominant	C# · E# · G# · B	32×
IV	D	Subdominant — moves away from home	D · F# · A	—
V	E	Dominant — strongest pull home	E · G# · B	—
vi	F#m	Relative minor — the melancholy side	F# · A · C#	43×
V/ii	F#	Secondary dominant V/ii — leads to Bmsecondary dominant	F# · A# · C#	10×
vii°	G#dim	Leading-tone chord — tension	G# · B · D	—
vii	G#m	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	G# · B · D#	8×

Seen from F# minor
Degree	Chord	Role	Notes	In song
i	F#m	Tonic — home	F# · A · C#	43×
V/iv	F#	Secondary dominant V/iv — leads to Bmsecondary dominant	F# · A# · C#	10×
ii°	G#dim	Supertonic — prepares the dominant	G# · B · D	—
ii	G#m	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	G# · B · D#	8×
III	A	Relative major — the bright side	A · C# · E	—
#iii	A#m	Chromatic colour chordoutside the key	A# · C# · E#	8×
iv	Bm	Subdominant — moves away from home	B · D · F#	16×
IV	B	Major IV — Dorian / melodic-minor colourmodal colour	B · D# · F#	8×
v	C#m	Minor dominant — soft pull	C# · E · G#	—
V7	C#7	Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor	C# · E# · G# · B	32×
VI	D	Submediant — warm colour	D · F# · A	—
VII	E	Subtonic — steps back to the tonic	E · G# · B	—

Analysis

The key pair is A major and its relative F# minor (3 sharps). 7 different chords appear 125 times in total; 2 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of F#m brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull; seen from A, the same C#7 is V7/vi, a secondary dominant heading for F#m. F# acts as a secondary dominant, briefly pointing at another chord of the key.

Chord movement

C#7 F#m AV7/vi → visecondary resolution F#mV7 → iharmonic-minor cadence ×30
Bm C#7 Aii → V7/vi F#miv → V7iv → V ×16
C#7 F# AV7/vi → V/iisecondary resolution F#mV7 → V/iv ×2

The move to watch is C#7 → F#m, heard 30 times. From the F#m side it is V7 → i (harmonic-minor cadence: the major V resolves dramatically); from the A side it reads V7/vi → vi (secondary resolution: C#7 resolves a fourth up to F#m). Knowing where these arrivals fall helps you feel the phrasing and anticipate the next chord.

Improvisation tips

A major pentatonic and F# minor pentatonic are the same five notes (A – B – C# – E – F#): start from A for a brighter phrase, from F# for a bluesier one.
Over F#m, land on F#, A, C# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over C#7, land on C#, E#, G# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
Over Bm, land on B, D, F# — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
When C#7 comes, swap the scale's E for E#: that single note is the harmonic-minor sound of the chord.

The song on the circle of fifths

Played in the song — chord of the key
Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
Played — borrowed or outside chord
Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii

Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.

Capo and easier keys

With A major shapes

No capo — open A shapes
Capo 2 + G shapes
Capo 5 + E shapes

With F# minor shapes

Capo 2 + Em shapes
Capo 4 + Dm shapes

Easiest keys on guitar

3 semitones up
4 semitones down · capo 4 keeps the original pitch

The song's harmonic story

Starting on F#m, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The backbone is F#m, C#7, Bm, F# — vi–V7/vi–ii–V/ii from the A side, i–V7–iv–V/iv from the F#m side. C#7 is the interesting twist: in A it is a chromatic chord (V7/vi), while in F#m it becomes the dominant (V7) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Keep an ear on C#7 → F#m (V7/vi → vi in A, V7 → i in F#m): harmonic-minor cadence — the major V resolves dramatically. It closes on F#m, letting the F#m side have the last word.

This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.

Juanes - La Camisa Negra Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano

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