CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mexican Whistler, chord by chord.

Chords of: Mexican Whistler by: Roger Whittaker. (Gdim, Bb, A, F) 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 “Mexican Whistler”

“Mexican Whistler” by Roger Whittaker is in F Major and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 110 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gdim, Bb, A, F.

F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 2:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb/G → F → Bb → F → A → Dm → A → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F0:3823%
Bb0:2213%
A0:1911%
C0:159%
C60:138%
Eb/G0:127%
Eb7/G0:074%
Am70:064%

Chord progression, in order

Eb/G – F – C – F – C – F – C6 – F – C – Bb – C – F – Bb – C – F – Bb – Am7 – F – Bb – F – C – F/A – C6 – F – C – F – C – F – C – Bb – C6 – F – Bb – C – F – Bb – C – F – Bb – F – A – Dm – A – Bb – C – F – C6 – F – …