Chords of: Amor y Control by: Rubén Blades. (C#m7b5, Em, C, C6) 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.
“Amor y Control” by Rubén Blades is in C Major and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 54 different chords across 232 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m7b5, Em, C, C6.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 7:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#maj7 → Em7b5 → Ebmaj7 → Ab7/C → E7/G# → Eb6 → Em → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 1:17 | 18% |
| C | 1:04 | 15% |
| G | 0:37 | 9% |
| F | 0:26 | 6% |
| C6 | 0:23 | 5% |
| B7 | 0:20 | 5% |
| D7 | 0:14 | 3% |
| G6 | 0:13 | 3% |
G – C#maj7 – Em7b5 – Cmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Dmaj7 – F#7 – F6 – Ab7/C – E7/G# – Eb6 – B7 – Ebaug – Bmaj7 – Cm – Em – G – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – D7 – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – D7 – G – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – D7 – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – D7 – G6 – Bm – C6 – Caug – Em7b5/D – Am7 – Dmaj7 – G6 – Bm – D7/F# – C6 – D7 – B7 – Em – Em7 – C – …
