CHORD LIBRARY

Play along El Cigarrillo, chord by chord.

Chords of: El Cigarrillo by: Paola Jara. (Gm, Cm7, Bbmaj7, Cm) 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 Cigarrillo”

“El Cigarrillo” by Paola Jara is in C Minor and runs at about 84 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, Cm7, Bbmaj7, Cm.

Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:33 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → Cm7 → F → Bbmaj7 → Cm7 → Gm → Cm7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Gm0:5425%
Bbmaj70:3115%
Cm70:3115%
Cm0:157%
D70:147%
F0:125%
Gm70:073%
D0:063%

Chord progression, in order

Gm – Eb – Gm7 – Cm7 – Bb/F – F – Bbmaj7 – Cm7 – Cm6 – Cm – Gm – Cm7 – D – Gm – Bm7b5 – Gm6 – Gm – Dm7b5/C – Cm – F/A – Eb/Bb – Bb – Cm – Gm – Bbmaj7 – A7 – D – Gm – Bb/C – Cm7 – F – Eb/F – F – Cm7 – Bbmaj7 – C7 – Cm – Gm – Bbmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – D7 – Gm – Am7 – Gm – Cm7 – F7 – F – Bbmaj7 – …