CHORD LIBRARY

Play along El Problema, chord by chord.

Chords of: El Problema by: Alzate, Pipe Bueno. (Gm, Cm, D, 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.

About the chords of “El Problema”

“El Problema” by Alzate, Pipe Bueno is in C Minor and runs at about 94 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, Cm, D, Eb.

Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Gm → D7 → Gm → G → Cm → D7 → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 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
Gm0:5828%
Cm0:3417%
D0:3014%
D70:189%
Eb0:147%
G70:094%
F0:074%
Bb0:063%

Chord progression, in order

Gm – Am7 – Bb – Cm – Bb – D7 – Gm – C/G – Ebdim – Gm – Abm – D7 – Gm – G – F/C – Cm – D7 – Gm – Eb – Daug – D – D7 – Gm – D – Gm – G7 – Cm – Cm7 – D – F#m7b5/E – Gm – Dm – Eb – D – Gm – G7 – Cm – F – F7 – Bb – D7 – Gm – Cm – D – Gm – D7 – Gm – G7/B – …