CHORD LIBRARY

Play along El Preso, chord by chord.

Chords of: El Preso by: Santiago Pintos, ONE PLAY. (Em7b5/D, Bbm, C#, 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 “El Preso”

“El Preso” by Santiago Pintos, ONE PLAY is in Ab Minor and runs at about 101 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 89 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7b5/D, Bbm, C#, F#.

Bbm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 2:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → F# → C# → Ab → Bbm → F# → C# → Bbm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbm0:4025%
C#0:2515%
F#0:1912%
Ab0:1710%
C#70:148%
F#maj70:064%
C#60:053%
F#60:043%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm – Ab/Bb – F# – C# – Ab – F#/G# – Bbm – F# – C# – Abmaj7 – Ebm – Bbm – F# – C#6 – C# – Ab – Adim – Bbm – F#6 – C# – Ab – Bbm – F#m – C#6 – Ab – Bbm – F#6 – C#7 – Abm – Ab6 – Bbm – C#7/E# – F# – C# – Abmaj7 – Am7b5 – Bbm – F#maj7 – C#7 – Ab – Adim – Bbm – F# – C# – Ab7 – Ebm7b5 – Bbm – Bmaj7 – …