CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Vallenato Apretao, chord by chord.

Chords of: Vallenato Apretao by: Silvestre Dangond. (Em7b5/D, Cm, Ab, Bb) 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 “Vallenato Apretao”

“Vallenato Apretao” by Silvestre Dangond is in C Minor and runs at about 179 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 94 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7b5/D, Cm, Ab, Bb.

Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am7 → Cm → Fm → Bb → Eb → Cm → Fm → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm1:0033%
Bb0:3016%
Ab0:1910%
Fm0:137%
G70:116%
Abmaj70:074%
Cm70:053%
Eb/F0:053%

Chord progression, in order

G/A – A – Cmaj7 – G – D – Am7 – Cm6 – C6 – Cm – Fm – Bb – Ab/Bb – Eb – Cm – Fm – Bb – Cm – Fm – Bb – Cm – Fm – Bb – Cm – Fm – Bb – Cm – Fm – Bb – Cm – Ab – Bb – Cm – Eb/Bb – Ab – Bb – Eb/F – Cm – Abmaj7 – Bb – Cm – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – Cm – Ab6 – Eb/F – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – …