About the chords of “El RatónVaquero”

“El RatónVaquero” by Cri-Cri is in F Major and runs at about 114 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 138 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb6, F6, F, C.

C7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Bbmaj7 → Eb → F6 → F → C → F → F6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

Eb – Bbmaj7 – Eb – F6 – C7 – G7 – C7 – F – C7 – F – C – G – C – G7 – C7 – A7 – F – C7 – G7 – C7 – F6 – Gm6 – F – Gm6 – F – Bbm – F – C7 – F – C – F – G7 – C – F – Gm – F/A – Bb6 – F – C7 – F – Cdim – F – C7 – F – Gmaj7 – C7 – F6 – G7/B – …

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