About the chords of “Pelando”

“Pelando” by Chiki El De La Vaina, Quimico Ultra Mega is in C Minor and runs at about 160 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 41 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D7, Bb/F, Fm7, Bb6.

Bb/F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Fmaj7 → Bb6 → F7 → Bb6 → Gm → Ebmaj7 → Fm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 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

Chord progression, in order

C#dim – Bb7/D – F – Abmaj7 – Gm7b5/F – Bb7/D – Gm – Bb – Abmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Gm7b5/F – Bb6 – F7 – Cm – Bb7 – F7 – Gm7b5/F – Bb6 – F7 – Gm7b5/F – Gm – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Fm7 – Ebmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Gm7b5/F – Gm – Bb/F – Bb6 – F – Gm7b5/F – Bb/F – Fm – Gm7 – Am – Ab/Bb – Dm – Bb7 – Ebm7b5/Db – D7

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