CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Penas y Alegrías, chord by chord.

Chords of: Penas y Alegrías by: El Popo. (Dm7b5, Fm, C#maj7, Eb) 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 “Penas y Alegrías”

“Penas y Alegrías” by El Popo is in Eb Major and runs at about 158 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 65 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm7b5, Fm, C#maj7, Eb.

Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 2:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → Bb6 → Eb → C# → C → C#maj7 → Eb → Cm. 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 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Fm0:4325%
C#maj70:3218%
Eb0:2917%
Cm0:2313%
C#0:095%
C0:074%
Fm7b5/Eb0:074%
Eb60:063%

Chord progression, in order

Fm – Bb6 – Eb – C#/D# – C# – Eb/Bb – Bbm – C – C#maj7 – Eb – Cm – Fm – C#maj7 – Eb – Cm – Fm – Gm7b5/F – C#maj7 – Fm7b5/Eb – Eb – Cm – Fm – Bb/F – C#maj7 – Eb6 – C#6 – C#dim – C – Ab/C – Fm – Bb7 – Eb – Fm7b5/Eb – C# – Eb/Bb – Bbm – C – C#maj7 – Eb – Cm – Fm – C#maj7 – Eb – Cm – Fm – C#maj7 – Eb – Cm – …