CHORD LIBRARY

Play along El Jefe, chord by chord.

Chords of: El Jefe by: La Auténtica Banda de Plata. (G, D, C, Em) 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 Jefe”

“El Jefe” by La Auténtica Banda de Plata is in C Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 113 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, D, C, Em.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#dim → D → A → F#maj7 → D6 → A → F#m7 → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D0:5128%
G0:2815%
C0:2111%
Em0:1710%
Cmaj70:116%
D60:074%
A0:053%
B0:042%

Chord progression, in order

F#dim – D – A – Eaug – Emaj7 – F#maj7 – D6 – A – Em – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bm7b5/A – D6 – G6 – D – E7 – D – B7/D# – C6 – D – Am6 – G – D – Ebm – Em – Eb – D – G – D – C – Abaug – Am – Bm – Am – G/D – D7 – G – D – Em7b5/D – Dmaj7 – C – Em7b5/D – D – Eb – Em – D – C – …