CHORD LIBRARY

Play along El Abogado (Mariela), chord by chord.

Chords of: El Abogado (Mariela) by: El Rubio Acordeón. (Cmaj7, C#m7b5, Abmaj7, C) 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 Abogado (Mariela)”

“El Abogado (Mariela)” by El Rubio Acordeón is in Db Major and runs at about 170 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 70 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cmaj7, C#m7b5, Abmaj7, C.

Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 4:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → F#m → C → Em7 → Cmaj7 → E7/G# → Cmaj7 → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cmaj71:3838%
C#m7b50:3714%
Abmaj70:208%
C#m70:177%
C0:156%
G60:125%
Abaug0:083%
Bbm7b5/Ab0:062%

Chord progression, in order

C – Bb/C – F#m – Dm – C – G – F#/G# – Gm – C – Em7 – Cmaj7 – E7/G# – Cmaj7 – F7 – C#maj7 – Cmaj7 – Abm – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – F – C#m7 – C – D7/F# – Abmaj7 – Cmaj7 – C#m – C#m7b5 – E7/G# – C#m7b5 – Bbm7b5/Ab – C#maj7 – Em – C6 – Fm – C7 – C#maj7 – Cmaj7 – Bbm7b5 – Abm7 – Am7 – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – Em – Cmaj7 – C7 – Abmaj7 – C#m7b5 – …