CHORD LIBRARY

Play along THE ONE, chord by chord.

Chords of: THE ONE by: BABYMETAL. (C#, Amaj7, B, A) 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 “THE ONE”

“THE ONE” by BABYMETAL is in A Major and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 151 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Amaj7, B, A.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 5:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Eb/Bb → Amaj7 → Ab → C# → Bbm → A → C#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#1:1323%
Amaj70:3712%
B0:3110%
A0:196%
Ab0:175%
F#m70:165%
B60:165%
E0:124%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Eb/Bb – Bbm7 – Amaj7 – Ab – C# – Bbm – A – Ab – C#m – Ab – C# – A – F#m – B/F# – B – C# – A – B/F# – F#m7 – B – C# – A – F#m7 – F#7 – B7 – C# – Amaj7 – B/F# – F#m7 – B6 – B – E – B/D# – Dmaj7 – A/C# – C – G/B – A – B7 – C# – Amaj7 – F#7 – B – C# – Amaj7 – F#m7 – B6 – …