Chords of: Acapulco by: Jason Derulo. (Gm, Bb, Ebmaj7, Eb) 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.
“Acapulco” by Jason Derulo is in Eb Major and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 107 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, Bb, Ebmaj7, Eb.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 2:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Bb → Dm7 → Ebmaj7 → Bb → Dm7 → Ebmaj7 → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 0:34 | 21% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:26 | 17% |
| Gm | 0:22 | 14% |
| D7 | 0:14 | 9% |
| Eb | 0:11 | 7% |
| Dm7 | 0:10 | 6% |
| G | 0:07 | 4% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:06 | 4% |
Am7b5/G – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Dm7 – G – Fmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Dm7 – Bb – C – Bbmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – D7 – Gmaj7 – Bb/F – Ebmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – D7 – G – F – Eb – Bb – Daug – Gm – F6 – Eb6 – Eb – Bb – D7 – Gm – A – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Dm – C – Gm – Fmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Dm7 – Gm – Fmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Am7 – Gm – …
