CHORD LIBRARY

Play along el teléfono, chord by chord.

Chords of: el teléfono by: Explosion Cumbiera. (Cm, Eb, Eb6, Ab6) 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 teléfono”

“el teléfono” by Explosion Cumbiera is in C Minor and runs at about 99 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 115 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Eb, Eb6, Ab6.

Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m7b5/B → Cm → Gm → Cm → Gm → Eb6 → Cm → Ebmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 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
Cm0:4119%
Eb0:4119%
Eb60:2913%
Gm0:199%
Ab60:178%
Ebmaj70:147%
Ab0:084%
C0:073%

Chord progression, in order

C#m7b5/B – Cm – Gm – Cm – C – Fm7 – Gm – Eb6 – G – Cm – Bb6 – Cm7 – Ab/Eb – Ebmaj7 – Ab/Eb – Ebmaj7 – Fm7 – Eb – C – Eb – Gmaj7 – Cm – Ebmaj7 – C/G – G – Cm – Eb – Cm – G/B – Cm – Ab6 – Ab – F#6 – Gmaj7 – Gm7 – Ab6 – Gm – Eb – Gm – Cm – Bb – Eb6 – G – Cm – Bb6 – Eb – Gm – Cm – …