CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hasta La Quimbamba, chord by chord.

Chords of: Hasta La Quimbamba by: El Rey Guevara. (Dm7b5/C, Eb7, Ebmaj7, Eb6) 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 “Hasta La Quimbamba”

“Hasta La Quimbamba” by El Rey Guevara is in C Minor and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 43 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm7b5/C, Eb7, Ebmaj7, Eb6.

Eb7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Eb → C → Bb/C → Eb7 → Ebmaj7 → Eb7 → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb71:0731%
Ebmaj70:4119%
Eb60:2612%
Bbm0:136%
C#70:126%
Ebm70:094%
Bb0:094%
C0:073%

Chord progression, in order

C – Eb – Dm7b5/C – C – Bb/C – Eb7 – C# – Eb7 – Bbm – Ebmaj7 – Eb7 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Eb6 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Eb7 – Bmaj7 – Eb6 – Ebm7 – C# – Eb7 – Ebmaj7 – Eb7 – Ebmaj7 – Bbm7 – Ab/Bb – B7/D# – Eb6 – Ab – Bb7/D – Ebm7 – Eb7 – Bb – Bbm – C#7/E# – Emaj7 – E6 – C# – Emaj7 – C#7 – Dm7b5/C