Chords of: El Mambo by: Kiko Rivera. (A, C#m7, C#m, Fm7b5/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.
“El Mambo” by Kiko Rivera is in A Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 125 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, C#m7, C#m, Fm7b5/Eb.
C#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F/Eb → Fm7b5/Eb → C#m → F#7 → C#m7 → C#m → C#m7 → C#m7b5. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m7 | 0:27 | 20% |
| C#m | 0:20 | 14% |
| B | 0:19 | 14% |
| Fm7b5/Eb | 0:12 | 9% |
| A | 0:10 | 7% |
| Amaj7 | 0:09 | 7% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:05 | 4% |
| C#maj7 | 0:04 | 3% |
F/Eb – Fm7b5/Eb – Emaj7 – A – B – C#m – Amaj7 – B – C#m – C#m7 – Amaj7 – B – C#m – Amaj7 – B – C#m – B – F#7 – Bm – Amaj7 – B – C#m7 – Amaj7 – Bmaj7 – C#m – B – Amaj7 – B – C#m7 – Amaj7 – B – C#m – B – A – B – C#m7 – B – A6 – B – C#m7 – B – A – B – C#m7 – B – A6 – B – C#m – …
