Chords of: Amor Prohibido by: Selena. (C, Am, G, 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 Prohibido” by Selena is in C Major and runs at about 180 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Am, G, C6.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 2:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → G → C → Am → Em7 → Bm → D7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:45 | 27% |
| G | 0:23 | 14% |
| D | 0:20 | 12% |
| Am | 0:17 | 10% |
| Bm | 0:12 | 7% |
| Bm7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| D7/F# | 0:08 | 5% |
| Em7 | 0:08 | 5% |
D – G – Bm7 – C – D – G – Bm – C – D – G – C – Bm – Am – D7 – G6 – D – Em7 – G – D – G7 – D – C – Bm7 – Am – Em7 – Bm – C – Bm – Am – D7 – G – D7 – C – D – G – D6 – C6 – D – G – D7/F# – C – Bm7 – C – Bm – Am – D – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – …
