Chords of: Acapulco by: Jason Derulo. (Gm, Bb, Ebmaj7, D7) 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.
“Acapulco” by Jason Derulo is in G Minor and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 91 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, Bb, Ebmaj7, D7.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 2:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Ebmaj7 → Bb → Dm7 → Eb → Bb → Dm7 → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in G Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 0:25 | 19% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:20 | 15% |
| Gm | 0:17 | 12% |
| D7 | 0:17 | 12% |
| G | 0:10 | 7% |
| Eb | 0:10 | 7% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:08 | 6% |
| Dm7 | 0:07 | 6% |
G – A – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Dm7 – G – Fmaj7 – Eb – Bb – Dm7 – Gm – Bbmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – D7 – Daug – Gmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – D7 – G – F – Eb – Bb – Daug – Gm – F – Eb – Bb – D7 – Gm – A – Ebmaj7 – Bb – D7 – Gm – Fmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Dm7 – Gm – Fmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – D7 – G – Dm – …
