Chords of: "The One That Got Away (Acoustic)" Official Chord & Lyric Video by: Katy Perry. (E, C#m, A, Abm) 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.
“"The One That Got Away (Acoustic)" Official Chord & Lyric Video” by Katy Perry is in E Major and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 74 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, C#m, A, Abm.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 4:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Abm7 → C#m → A → E → Abm7 → C#m → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:12 | 29% |
| C#m | 0:54 | 22% |
| A | 0:44 | 18% |
| Abm | 0:37 | 15% |
| B | 0:18 | 7% |
| Abm7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| F#m7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| A6 | 0:04 | 2% |
E – Abm7 – C#m – F#/G# – C#m – A – E – Abm7 – C#m – F#/G# – C#m – A – E – Abm – C#m – A – E – Abm7 – Abm – C#m – A – E – Abm7 – C#m – A – E – Abm – C#m – A – E – Abm – C#m – A – E – Abm – C#m – A – E – Abm – C#m – A – Amaj7 – A6 – B – C#m – F#m7 – B – C#m – …
