CHORD LIBRARY

Play along El Arbolito, chord by chord.

Chords of: El Arbolito by: Grupo Néctar. (D6, Bm, D) 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 Arbolito”

“El Arbolito” by Grupo Néctar is in D Major and runs at about 99 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 144 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D6, Bm, D.

Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 3:27 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → D6 → Bm → D → Bm → D → Bm → D6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bm1:1335%
D60:4622%
A0:3517%
D0:2311%
G0:126%
A60:042%
Am60:042%
Bbm0:021%

Chord progression, in order

Bm – A/B – Bm – Bbm – Bm – G – A – D – Bbm – Bm – G – A – D6 – Am6 – D6 – A – Bm – D6 – A6 – D6 – A – Bm – F#7/A# – Bm – G – A – D – C#m7 – Bm – G – A – D – A – Bm – D7 – A – Bm – Dmaj7 – Bm – A – Bm – D – Bm – D – A – Bm – D – A – …