Chords of: El Sombrero Azul by: Salsa Clave. (A, E, Am, Gm6) 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 Sombrero Azul” by Salsa Clave is in A Minor and runs at about 108 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 125 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, E, Am, Gm6.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → Am → Amaj7 → E7 → Am → E7 → Am → A. 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 — A Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:58 | 25% |
| E | 0:47 | 20% |
| E7 | 0:44 | 19% |
| Am | 0:24 | 10% |
| Gm6 | 0:17 | 7% |
| A6 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Emaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Amaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
Emaj7 – Am – E7 – Amaj7 – Bmaj7 – E7 – Am – E7 – Am – Bb/D – Am – E7 – Am – Cmaj7 – Bb/D – Am – E – Am – E7 – Am – E7 – Am – G6 – C – G – C – E7 – Am – E7 – Am – Dm – Am – E7 – Am – Dm – Am – C – E7 – A – E – A – E – A – Dm7 – E7 – A6 – E7 – Am – …
