Chords of: El Bobo by: Ricardo Arjona. (G, Em7, Em, G6) 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.
“El Bobo” by Ricardo Arjona is in E Minor and runs at about 117 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 181 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Em7, Em, G6.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Em7 → Em → Em7 → G → Em7 → G → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:59 | 25% |
| Em7 | 0:45 | 19% |
| C | 0:32 | 13% |
| D | 0:27 | 11% |
| Em | 0:25 | 11% |
| Bm | 0:12 | 5% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| D6 | 0:06 | 3% |
D – G – Bm – Em7 – C – D – G – Em7 – C – D – G – Em7 – C – D – Em7 – G – D/F# – Gmaj7 – Em7 – C – D – Em – C – D7/F# – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D – G – Bm – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D – G – D/F# – Em7 – C – D – Em7 – G – Em – C – D6 – Em7 – C – D7 – Em7 – C – G – …
