CHORD LIBRARY

Play along El Amor, chord by chord.

Chords of: El Amor by: Ricardo Arjona. (Eb, F, Bb, Ab) 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 Amor”

“El Amor” by Ricardo Arjona is in Eb Major and runs at about 152 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 135 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, F, Bb, Ab.

F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 4:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Bb6 → F → Bb → F → Bb → F → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F2:0141%
Bb1:0421%
Eb0:3211%
Ab0:155%
Cm0:114%
Bb60:114%
Gm0:103%
Gm70:083%

Chord progression, in order

F – C – Bb6 – F – C – Bb – F – Bb – F – Bb – F – C – Bb – C7/E – F – C7/E – F – Bb – Cm7 – Ab – Eb – Bb/D – Cm – Bb6 – Ab – Ab6 – F – Bb – F/A – Gm7 – Eb – Bb – F – Gm7 – F – Bb – F – Gm – Eb – Bb – F – Bb/F – F – Gm7 – F/A – Bb – Eb – Bb – …