CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Gringo, chord by chord.

Chords of: Gringo by: Shatta Wale. (E, Am, C, F#m7) 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 “Gringo”

“Gringo” by Shatta Wale is in E Minor and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 66 different chords across 226 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Am, C, F#m7.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 7:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → Dm → Am → Em7b5/D → Am → D6 → Dm7 → Am6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E1:0014%
Am0:338%
D60:225%
Fmaj70:215%
F#m70:205%
C0:205%
E70:184%
Fm0:164%

Chord progression, in order

Am – Dm – Am – Dm7 – Abdim – Am – Dm7 – D6 – Cmaj7 – Em7b5/D – Am – Dm7 – D6 – Am – A – F#7/A# – Dm7 – Am6 – D7 – Bb – D6 – G6 – Em7b5/D – G – A – Dmaj7 – Am – Cmaj7 – F – Am7 – Em – E7 – Fmaj7 – E – E7 – Fmaj7 – Em – A/E – E – Eaug – A/E – Emaj7 – Fmaj7 – Em – Fmaj7 – B – E7 – Fmaj7 – …