About the chords of “Color Esperanza 2020”
“Color Esperanza 2020” by Nicky Jam, Reik, Camilo, Pedro Capó, Manuel Turizo, Kany Garcia, Leonel Garcia, Río Roma, Lali, Camila, Farruko, Rubén Blades, Carlos Vives, Diego "El Cigala", Prince Royce, Jorge Villamizar, Gente de Zona, Fonseca, Thalía, Leslie Grace, Rauw Alejandro, Á is in E Major and runs at about 106 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 138 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, A, E, C#m.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → F#m → D6 → A → E → A → E → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
Chord frequency
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|
| A | 0:50 | 23% |
| E | 0:20 | 9% |
| C#m | 0:17 | 8% |
| B | 0:15 | 7% |
| C#m7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| F# | 0:11 | 5% |
| D | 0:09 | 4% |
| F#m | 0:08 | 4% |
Chord progression, in order
A – E7/G# – A – F#m – Em6 – A – D6 – A – Bm7 – A – E – D/A – A – E – F#m – Em6 – A – D – A – Bm – A – E – A – C#aug – C#m7 – Abm7b5/Gb – F# – A7/C# – Bm – A6 – C#m – F# – A – C#7 – Gm7 – D – A – Bm7 – D – E – A – C#m – F#m – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – Cmaj7 – A7 – Dmaj7 – …
