Chords of: La Sonrisa Obligatoria by: Julion Alvarez y Su Norteño Banda. (Ab, C#, Fm, Eb) 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.
“La Sonrisa Obligatoria” by Julion Alvarez y Su Norteño Banda is in F Minor and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 167 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, C#, Fm, Eb.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → C#maj7 → Cm7 → Cm → Ab → Bb7 → C# → Bbm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:47 | 22% |
| C# | 0:37 | 17% |
| Eb | 0:24 | 11% |
| Fm | 0:21 | 10% |
| Bbm | 0:19 | 9% |
| C#maj7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Eb7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Cm7 | 0:08 | 4% |
Ab – Bb7 – C – C# – Ab – C#maj7 – Bbm – C#maj7 – Ab/Eb – Eb – Ab – Fm – Cm7 – Fm – Ab – Cm – Bbm – Ab – Bbm – C#maj7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – Eb – Cm – Bbm – Ab – Faug – Eb7 – Bb7 – Fm – C# – Bbm – C#maj7 – Ab/Eb – Eb – Ab – Cm7 – Fm – Ab – Eb – Bbm – Eb6 – Bbm7 – Eb – Ab – Eb6 – Ab – Bbm7 – …
