9 distinct chords · 78 changes · 3:24 long
Timeline
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- E
- F♯
- G♯
- A
- B
- F♯m
- C♯m
- G♯m
- C♯
What you are playing
Chords for El Legionario y la Morita, laid out across its 3:24 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in C♯ minor. It leans on barre chords — with a capo on fret 4 the same song becomes C D E F G Dm Am Em A, which sits easier under the hand. Every one of its 9 chords is a plain triad, so three notes under the right hand covers the whole song.
Play it in another key
The same song, moved. Every row is El Legionario y la Morita shifted by that many semitones — useful when the recording sits too high or too low for your voice. The chords keep their relationships, so the song is unchanged apart from its pitch.
| Shift | Key | Chords |
|---|---|---|
| G♯ minor | BC♯D♯EF♯C♯mG♯mD♯mG♯ | |
| A minor | CDEFGDmAmEmA | |
| A♯ minor | C♯D♯FF♯G♯D♯mA♯mFmA♯ | |
| B minor | DEF♯GAEmBmF♯mB | |
| C minor | D♯FGG♯A♯FmCmGmC | |
| C♯ minor | EF♯G♯ABF♯mC♯mG♯mC♯ | |
| D minor | FGAA♯CGmDmAmD | |
| D♯ minor | F♯G♯A♯BC♯G♯mD♯mA♯mD♯ | |
| E minor | GABCDAmEmBmE | |
| F minor | G♯A♯CC♯D♯A♯mFmCmF | |
| F♯ minor | ABC♯DEBmF♯mC♯mF♯ | |
| G minor | A♯CDD♯FCmGmDmG |
On a guitar there is a shortcut in one direction: transpose down by n and put a capo on fret n, and you are back at the original pitch while playing the easier shapes. That is what the capo line above is doing.
