Chords of: El Arrepentido by: Melendi, Carlos Vives. (B/F#, D, E, A) 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 Arrepentido” by Melendi, Carlos Vives is in D Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 155 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B/F#, D, E, A.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → E → D → F#m → E → Amaj7 → Dmaj7 → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:37 | 17% |
| A | 0:33 | 15% |
| F#m | 0:30 | 14% |
| E | 0:27 | 12% |
| F# | 0:13 | 6% |
| Amaj7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Bm | 0:08 | 4% |
A – E – F#m – D – E – A – Emaj7 – A – D – A – Emaj7 – F#6 – A – D – F# – C#m – D – A6 – E – A – Fdim – D – F#7 – E – Dmaj7 – E6 – Bm – C#7 – F#m – Dmaj7 – E – Amaj7 – E – F#m7 – D – A – E7 – Dmaj7 – A – E7/G# – F#m7 – D – A – E – D – C#7/E# – F# – D – …
