Chords of: La Bamba by: Danny Yash. (D7, Gm, Dm7, Cm7) 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.
“La Bamba” by Danny Yash is in G Minor and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 127 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D7, Gm, Dm7, Cm7.
Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm7 → Dm → C → C6 → Gm → Cm7 → Dm7 → Gm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in G Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gm | 0:46 | 25% |
| Dm7 | 0:43 | 24% |
| C | 0:14 | 8% |
| D7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| Cm7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Gm7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Cm | 0:06 | 3% |
| Bb | 0:05 | 3% |
Gm – Cm7 – Dm7 – Gm – Cm – Dm7 – Gm – C – Gm – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Dm – Gmaj7 – Cm7 – G/D – Dm – C – Gm – C – Dm7b5/C – Gm – C – G – C6 – Gm – C – Bbmaj7 – C – Cm7 – C – Dm7 – C/G – D – Bb – Cm – D – Gm7 – Gm – C – Gm7 – Cm – Dm – C6 – Gm7 – D/C – Gm – Bb – C – …
