CHORD LIBRARY

Play along El Chico Del Apartamento 512, chord by chord.

Chords of: El Chico Del Apartamento 512 by: Selena. (F, Eb, Gm7, Fmaj7) 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 Chico Del Apartamento 512”

“El Chico Del Apartamento 512” by Selena is in Eb Major and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 123 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Eb, Gm7, Fmaj7.

F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb6 → Gm7 → Bb6 → Eb → F → Eb → F → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

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

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F0:2915%
Eb0:2814%
F60:179%
Ebmaj70:168%
Gm70:147%
Bb60:126%
Fmaj70:094%
Gm0:074%

Chord progression, in order

Bb – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Bb – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Faug – Bb6 – Eb6 – F – Gm7 – F – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – Cm – Gm – F – Bb6 – Ebmaj7 – F7 – Eb – F – Eb – F – Eb – F – Eb – F6 – Bb6 – Ebmaj7 – F6 – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – F – Bbm – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – F6 – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – F – Gm – F6 – Bb6 – F7 – Eb – F – …