CHORD LIBRARY

Play along El triste, chord by chord.

Chords of: El triste by: José José. (C, Cm, Gm7, G7) 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 triste”

“El triste” by José José is in C Major and runs at about 106 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Cm, Gm7, G7.

Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 4:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Eb/Bb → Ab → G7 → Cm → Fm7 → Bb7 → Gm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm0:3816%
G70:2912%
Gm70:2711%
Fm70:2410%
Bb70:219%
Cm70:208%
Fm0:146%
D70:125%

Chord progression, in order

B7 – Cm – Eb/Bb – Ab – G7 – Cm – Fm7 – Bb7 – Gm7 – Cm7 – Adim – Am7 – Abmaj7 – G7 – Cm – Fm – Bb7 – Gm7 – Cm7 – Am7 – Ab7 – F/G – G7 – Cm – Ebmaj7 – C – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – Fm – Bb7 – Gm7 – Dm – Cm – Eb6 – Fm – Cm – D7 – C/G – G7 – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Fm7 – Eb – Bb7 – Gm7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – …