About the chords of “I'm The One (feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper,Lil Wayne)”
“I'm The One (feat. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper,Lil Wayne)” by DJ Khaled, Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper, Lil Wayne is in C Major and runs at about 81 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 216 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Cmaj7, C6, C.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 4:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → C → Cmaj7 → G → C → Cmaj7 → G → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
Chord frequency
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|
| G | 0:59 | 21% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:35 | 12% |
| G/D | 0:32 | 11% |
| Em | 0:24 | 8% |
| D6 | 0:21 | 7% |
| C6 | 0:21 | 7% |
| C | 0:20 | 7% |
| A/E | 0:20 | 7% |
Chord progression, in order
G – Em – C – Em7b5/D – D – G – Em – Cmaj7 – G/D – G – A/E – C – G/D – Gmaj7 – A/E – Cmaj7 – G/D – G – Em – C – D/C – G/D – D – G – A/E – Cmaj7 – G/D – G – Em7 – C6 – G/D – G – Em7 – C6 – D – G6 – A/E – Cmaj7 – D6 – G – A/E – Em – Cmaj7 – D – G – A/G – Em – C6 – …
