About the chords of “¿Comprendes Mendes?”

“¿Comprendes Mendes?” by Control Machete is in Db Major and runs at about 188 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 109 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab6, Fmaj7, F#m7b5/E, Emaj7.

Fmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Edim → E → Edim → Emaj7 → E → F#m7b5/E → C7/E → Edim. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

Emaj7 – Fmaj7 – E – Fmaj7 – E – Fmaj7 – E – Fmaj7 – E/B – Fmaj7 – F#maj7 – Edim – Bbmaj7 – E – F#maj7 – Edim – Fmaj7 – E/B – Edim – Fmaj7 – Emaj7 – F#maj7 – Fmaj7 – Emaj7 – Fmaj7 – E – Bb7 – F#m7b5/E – Bm – C7/E – E – Edim – Em – F#maj7 – Em7b5 – E7 – F#7 – E – F#maj7 – F#m7b5/E – E/B – Fmaj7 – E – Fmaj7 – E/B – Fmaj7 – F#maj7 – Emaj7 – …

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