CHORD LIBRARY

Play along El Zoológico, chord by chord.

Chords of: El Zoológico by: Alfredo Olivas. (Cm, Cm7, Fm7, 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 “El Zoológico”

“El Zoológico” by Alfredo Olivas is in C Minor and runs at about 114 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 45 different chords across 139 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Cm7, Fm7, G.

Cm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 11% of the 3:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm7 → Ebmaj7 → Bbmaj7 → Cm7 → Ebmaj7 → G7 → Cm → Fm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 12 main chords with 14 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm70:2311%
Cm0:199%
Eb0:189%
Abmaj70:188%
Fm70:168%
Bb0:157%
G0:136%
Ab0:126%

Chord progression, in order

D/F# – Cm7 – Eb – Ab – Eb – Ab – Ebmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – G7 – Dm6 – Cm7 – Gm6 – Ab – Eb – Ab – Ebmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Bb – F7 – G7 – Dm6 – C7 – Eb/G – Cm – Abm – Em7b5 – Fm7 – Cmaj7 – Bbm7 – Ab – Bb/C – Eb – Abmaj7 – Bb – G7 – Dm – Gm – Ab – Gm – Ab – G – F – G – Eb – Fm7 – Eb/Bb – Abmaj7 – …