CHORD LIBRARY

Play along One, chord by chord.

Chords of: One by: Lewis Capaldi. (A, F#m, D, E) 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 “One”

“One” by Lewis Capaldi is in D Major and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 102 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, F#m, D, E.

A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 2:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → Dmaj7 → A → F#m → Dmaj7 → F#m → C#m → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
A0:3017%
F#m0:2816%
E0:2414%
D0:2313%
Dmaj70:169%
C#m0:169%
F#m70:127%
E70:053%

Chord progression, in order

A – C#m – E7/G# – C#m – D/F# – Dmaj7 – A – C#m – Abm7 – C#m – F#m – Dmaj7 – F#m – Am – E7 – C#m – Dmaj7 – F#m – E7 – C#m – Dmaj7 – E/D – A – E – F#m7 – D – A – E6 – E – F#m – Dmaj7 – F#m – E6 – Emaj7 – D – E/D – A – Abdim – E/G# – F#m – D – A – E7/G# – F#m – F#m7 – D – F#m – Am – …