Chords of: One Direction by: ArrDee, Bugzy Malone. (F/Eb, F, F7, Gm) 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.
“One Direction” by ArrDee, Bugzy Malone is in F Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 12 different chords across 21 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F/Eb, F, F7, Gm.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 50% of the 2:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F7 → Gm → F → F7 → Fm7 → Gmaj7 → F → Fm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1:02 | 50% |
| F7 | 0:20 | 16% |
| Gm | 0:14 | 12% |
| Fm7 | 0:14 | 11% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:03 | 3% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:03 | 2% |
| F/Eb | 0:02 | 2% |
| C#maj7 | 0:02 | 1% |
F7 – Gm – F – F7 – Fm7 – F – Gmaj7 – F – Fm7 – F7 – F – F6 – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – C – F – Abmaj7 – F7/A – C#maj7 – Cmaj7 – F/Eb
