5 distinct chords · 119 changes · 6:41 long
Timeline
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- E
- C♯m
- A
- G♯m
- B
What you are playing
Chords for Julio Melgar y Marcela Gandara, laid out across its 6:41 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in E major. It leans on barre chords — with a capo on fret 4 the same song becomes C Am F Em G, which sits easier under the hand. Every one of its 5 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 Julio Melgar y Marcela Gandara 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 |
|---|---|---|
| B major | BG♯mED♯mF♯ | |
| C major | CAmFEmG | |
| C♯ major | C♯A♯mF♯FmG♯ | |
| D major | DBmGF♯mA | |
| D♯ major | D♯CmG♯GmA♯ | |
| E major | EC♯mAG♯mB | |
| F major | FDmA♯AmC | |
| F♯ major | F♯D♯mBA♯mC♯ | |
| G major | GEmCBmD | |
| G♯ major | G♯FmC♯CmD♯ | |
| A major | AF♯mDC♯mE | |
| A♯ major | A♯GmD♯DmF |
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.
