Chords of: El lado oscuro by: Jarabe de Palo. (G/A, Cm7, G7, Cm) 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.
“El lado oscuro” by Jarabe de Palo is in C Minor and runs at about 195 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 63 different chords across 190 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G/A, Cm7, G7, Cm.
Cm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 5:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → G7 → G6 → G7 → Cm → C → Gm → Cm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm7 | 0:45 | 13% |
| G7 | 0:39 | 12% |
| Cm | 0:39 | 11% |
| Dm | 0:36 | 11% |
| Gm | 0:26 | 8% |
| Gm7 | 0:15 | 4% |
| Dm7 | 0:13 | 4% |
| Fm | 0:11 | 3% |
E – Em6 – G7 – Abmaj7 – G6 – G7 – Gm – Cm – Dm7 – Cm – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – C – Gm7 – Bm7 – Cm – G7 – Faug – B – C6 – Gm – Cm7 – F/G – Bbmaj7 – Cm7 – Gm7 – Cm7 – Eb – Fm – Gm – Cm7 – Gm7 – Ebm – Fm – Cm – F7 – Gm7 – Cm7 – Bb6 – Cm – Dm – Cm – G7 – Ab7/C – F#maj7 – Fm7 – Cm – F/G – …
