CHORD LIBRARY

Play along El Derecho de Vivir en Paz, chord by chord.

Chords of: El Derecho de Vivir en Paz by: Víctor Jara. (C/E, Em, G6, Bm) 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 Derecho de Vivir en Paz”

“El Derecho de Vivir en Paz” by Víctor Jara is in E Minor and runs at about 165 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 40 different chords across 175 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C/E, Em, G6, Bm.

G6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 4:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G6 → C → G → C → Gmaj7 → Cmaj7 → Bm → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 11 main chords with 8 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
G60:3613%
Em0:3312%
A70:3212%
G0:228%
Bm0:156%
Am0:145%
Bm70:145%
Gmaj70:135%

Chord progression, in order

G6 – A7 – Em – A7/C# – C – G – A7 – G – A7 – C – Gmaj7 – G – A7 – G – A7 – Cmaj7 – Bm – Dm – Abdim – Am – C/G – G – A7 – G – A – Em – G6 – A7 – Gmaj7 – A7 – Cmaj7 – Bm – G6 – A7 – G – A7 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Bm – D – C/G – E/G# – Am – C – Em – G – A7 – Bm – …