CHORD LIBRARY

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

Chords of: El Abogado (Mariela) by: El Rubio Acordeón. (C#m7b5, Cmaj7, 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 29 different chords across 59 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m7b5, Cmaj7, Abmaj7, C.

Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 48% of the 4:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → C → Em7 → Cmaj7 → E7/G# → Cmaj7 → C#maj7 → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 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
Cmaj71:5648%
C#m7b50:3113%
Abmaj70:229%
C0:104%
E7/G#0:073%
Bbm7b5/Ab0:073%
C70:063%
Em60:052%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – Dm – C – Gmaj7 – Gm – C – Em7 – Cmaj7 – E7/G# – Cmaj7 – C#maj7 – Cmaj7 – Abm – G – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – D7/F# – Cmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7b5/A – C#m7b5 – C – Bbm7b5/Ab – C#maj7 – Em – C6 – Fm – C7 – Emaj7 – Am7 – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – Em – Cmaj7 – C7 – Abmaj7 – C#m7b5 – Abmaj7 – C#m7 – Abmaj7 – C#dim – Abmaj7 – C#m6 – G6 – C#m7b5 – Abdim – Em6 – …