CHORD LIBRARY

Play along El Black, chord by chord.

Chords of: El Black by: Manuel Rodriguez. (C#m, F#m, F#m7) 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 Black”

“El Black” by Manuel Rodriguez is in Db Major and runs at about 171 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 80 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, F#m, F#m7.

C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 46% of the 3:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → C#m → F#m → C#m → F#m7 → C#m → F#m → F#m7. 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 C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m1:3246%
F#m1:1136%
F#m60:094%
Amaj70:084%
F#m70:053%
A60:031%
Ebm7b50:021%
A0:021%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – E – F#m – C#m – B – C#m – E6 – F#m – E – F#m – A6 – C#m – E6 – F#m – B – F#m – B7 – F#m7 – Ebdim – Amaj7 – C#m – F#m – Emaj7 – F#m7 – Ebdim – Amaj7 – C#m – F#m – F#m6 – A – C#m – F#m – F#m6 – A6 – C#m – F#m – F#m6 – Amaj7 – C#m – A – C#m – F#m – Ebm7b5 – C#m – F#m – F#m6 – Amaj7 – C#m – …