4 distinct chords · 55 changes · 4:21 long
Timeline
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- G
- Em
- C
- D
What you are playing
Chords for VUELA QUETZAL, VUELA. (Autor: Oscar Ajin) #marimba, laid out across its 4:21 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in G major. Every shape in it is an open chord, so nothing here needs a barre. Every one of its 4 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 VUELA QUETZAL, VUELA. (Autor: Oscar Ajin) #marimba 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D major | DBmGA | |
| D♯ major | D♯CmG♯A♯ | |
| E major | EC♯mAB | |
| F major | FDmA♯C | |
| F♯ major | F♯D♯mBC♯ | |
| G major | GEmCDall open | |
| G♯ major | G♯FmC♯D♯ | |
| A major | AF♯mDE | |
| A♯ major | A♯GmD♯F | |
| B major | BG♯mEF♯ | |
| C major | CAmFG | |
| C♯ major | C♯A♯mF♯G♯ |
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.
