CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Amarillo, chord by chord.

Chords of: Amarillo by: J Balvin. (Gm7b5, C#, Eb, Abm7) 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 “Amarillo”

“Amarillo” by J Balvin is in F Minor and runs at about 92 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 64 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm7b5, C#, Eb, Abm7.

Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 2:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb6 → C7/E → Eb7 → Abm → Eb → C# → Abm7 → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb0:3221%
C#0:2818%
Abm70:2416%
C7/E0:128%
Ebm0:106%
Bmaj70:086%
Emaj70:085%
Eb70:042%

Chord progression, in order

Bb6 – C7/E – Eb7 – E – Abm – E – Eb – Em – Eb7/G – C# – Ebm – C# – Abm7 – E – Abm7 – C# – Eb – C#6 – E/G# – Abm – E – Ebm – Bbmaj7 – Emaj7 – Eb – Emaj7 – Ebm – Eb – C# – Ebm – C# – Emaj7 – Abm7 – C#7 – Eb7 – C#/G# – Eb – C# – Emaj7 – Abm7 – C# – Eb – Abm7 – C# – Eb/G – C# – Abm7 – C# – …