CHORD LIBRARY

Play along El Maestro, chord by chord.

Chords of: El Maestro by: El Makabelico. (Gm7b5, Gm7, Dm7b5, Gm) 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.

About the chords of “El Maestro”

“El Maestro” by El Makabelico is in G Minor and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 50 different chords across 173 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm7b5, Gm7, Dm7b5, Gm.

Gm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 5:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → Dm → Gm → Cm → Gm → Eb → Gm7 → D7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Gm70:4515%
Dm7b50:4314%
Gm0:3010%
D70:186%
Cm0:165%
Cm70:155%
Dm70:124%
C70:114%

Chord progression, in order

Gm – Dm – Gm – Bbmaj7 – Cm – Gm – Bb – D – Bb – D7/F# – Gm – C – Ab7/C – Eb – Gm7 – Dm7b5 – D7 – C/G – Gm7 – Cm – Gm7 – Dm7b5 – D – Gm7 – C – Gm – C7 – Ebmaj7 – Gm – Dm7b5 – C/D – D – Gm7 – F – C – Ebmaj7 – D – Bbmaj7 – Dm7b5 – Daug – C – D – Gm – Cm7 – Ebmaj7 – Gdim – Gm7 – D7 – …