CHORD LIBRARY

Play along El Buhonero, chord by chord.

Chords of: El Buhonero by: Pedrito Altamiranda. (Gm7b5, G7, Em7b5/D, Gm7) 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 Buhonero”

“El Buhonero” by Pedrito Altamiranda is in C Major and runs at about 137 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 47 different chords across 195 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm7b5, G7, Em7b5/D, Gm7.

G7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 8:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb7 → Daug → Em7b5/D → Dmaj7 → Em7b5/D → Cmaj7 → Em6 → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G71:2317%
Em7b5/D1:0714%
Gmaj71:0614%
Gm71:0012%
G60:214%
Dm70:214%
F#maj70:184%
A60:163%

Chord progression, in order

Gmaj7 – F6 – C#m – Eb7 – Abaug – F#aug – C7 – Fm – Daug – Ab6 – D7 – C7 – Daug – D – Em7b5/D – Ab7 – Dmaj7 – Am7 – Em7b5/D – Am7 – G6 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Em6 – Dm – Gmaj7 – Am7 – Gmaj7 – Am7 – Gmaj7 – C/D – Dmaj7 – Bm7b5/A – Am6 – Gmaj7 – Am7 – Gmaj7 – Am7 – Gmaj7 – Em7b5/D – Dm6 – A7 – Gmaj7 – Em7b5/D – D6 – G6 – D/A – G6 – …