Chords of: Cuba Libre by: Karl-Erik Taukar. (E, B, Abm7, Emaj7) 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.
“Cuba Libre” by Karl-Erik Taukar is in E Major and runs at about 132 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 91 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, B, Abm7, Emaj7.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → Abm7 → F#7 → B → Abm7 → B/F# → Emaj7 → Abm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1:04 | 33% |
| Abm7 | 0:39 | 20% |
| Emaj7 | 0:19 | 10% |
| E6 | 0:15 | 8% |
| E | 0:15 | 8% |
| F#6 | 0:13 | 7% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| F#7 | 0:05 | 2% |
B – Abm7 – F#7 – B – E6 – B – Abm7 – B/F# – Emaj7 – Abm7 – E6 – B – Abm7 – F#m – B – E6 – B – F#6 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – B – F#6 – Abm7 – E – B – F# – Abm7 – Emaj7 – B – F#6 – Abm7 – E – E6 – B – B/D# – Abm – Abm7 – Emaj7 – E6 – B – Abm7 – F# – B – E6 – B – F#6 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – …
