CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Desesperados, chord by chord.

Chords of: Desesperados by: Rauw Alejandro, Chencho Corleone. (C#m, Amaj7, A, C#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 “Desesperados”

“Desesperados” by Rauw Alejandro, Chencho Corleone is in A Major and runs at about 179 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 143 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, Amaj7, A, C#m7.

C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 43% of the 3:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → Abm → A → C#m → Amaj7 → A → C#m → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m1:3643%
A0:2310%
Amaj70:2310%
B0:178%
Abm0:157%
Bmaj70:104%
B70:104%
A60:063%

Chord progression, in order

C#m – Abm – A – C#m – B – Amaj7 – Ebm7b5 – C#m – B – A6 – C#m – B – Amaj7 – Ab7/C – E – Bmaj7 – A – C#m – Abm – A – C#m – B – Amaj7 – C#m – B – E/B – Abm – Amaj7 – Ab7 – E – Bmaj7 – A – C#m – Bmaj7 – A – C#m – B – Amaj7 – C#m – Bmaj7 – A – C#m – B7 – A6 – C#m7 – B7 – C#m – A/C# – …