Chords of: El Ladrón by: La Sonora Santanera. (F, C7, F6, C/G) 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 Ladrón” by La Sonora Santanera is in F Major and runs at about 170 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 79 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, C7, F6, C/G.
C7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 2:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C7 → F → C7 → F → C/G → F → C/G → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C7 | 0:56 | 32% |
| F6 | 0:46 | 26% |
| F | 0:30 | 17% |
| C/G | 0:16 | 9% |
| Gm | 0:07 | 4% |
| Fm | 0:06 | 4% |
| Dm7b5/C | 0:04 | 2% |
| Fm6 | 0:04 | 2% |
F – Edim – F – C7 – F – C7 – F – Dm7b5/C – C/G – F – Dm7b5/C – C/G – Am – F – C7 – F – C7 – F – C7 – F6 – C7 – Fm – D7/F# – E – Fm6 – C/G – Gm – Dm7b5/C – C/G – F6 – Fm – C/G – Gm – C/G – F6 – C7 – F – C7 – F – Dm7b5/C – C7 – F – Dm7b5/C – C7 – Fm – F6 – E – F – …
