Chords of: Desesperado by: Andrés Cepeda. (Cm, G, Em7, Gmaj7) 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.
“Desesperado” by Andrés Cepeda is in G Major and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, G, Em7, Gmaj7.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Gmaj7 → Em7 → Em → Gmaj7 → Em7 → C → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 0:32 | 17% |
| G | 0:32 | 16% |
| C | 0:23 | 12% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:19 | 10% |
| D | 0:11 | 5% |
| Em | 0:10 | 5% |
| Am7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
G – F#aug – Gmaj7 – Em7 – A7 – Em – Gmaj7 – Em – F#/E – Em7 – C – Gmaj7 – Em7 – C – F# – Bm – D7/F# – Bm – G – Bm7 – D7/F# – G – Em7 – C – G – D/F# – Em7 – C – G – D – Em7 – F#m7 – C#m7b5 – Am7 – D7 – Am7 – G/B – Cmaj7 – Am – G – D/F# – Bm – Em7 – G/B – C – Em7 – Gmaj7 – Em7 – …
