CHORD LIBRARY

Play along El Problema, chord by chord.

Chords of: El Problema by: Ricardo Arjona. (Am6, C, Am, Fmaj7) 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 Problema”

“El Problema” by Ricardo Arjona is in C Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 181 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am6, C, Am, Fmaj7.

Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 5:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → Fmaj7 → Am7 → Fmaj7 → Am → Em → Fmaj7 → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 5 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
Am1:0419%
C1:0018%
F0:3310%
Fmaj70:319%
G0:299%
F/C0:216%
G60:196%
Am70:196%

Chord progression, in order

Am – Em – Am – Em – Fmaj7 – C – Am7 – Fmaj7 – Em – Am – Em – Fmaj7 – Am – Em – Fmaj7 – E – Am – Em – Am – Em – Fmaj7 – E – Am – G6 – C – G – F – F6 – C – G – Am – Em – F/C – C – B7 – Am – Em – Fmaj7 – Am – G6 – F – Am – G6 – Am – G6 – F – Am7 – G – …