CHORD LIBRARY

Play along One, chord by chord.

Chords of: One by: Metallica. (Bbdim, Gmaj7, E, G6) 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 Metallica is in D Minor and runs at about 108 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 67 different chords across 237 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbdim, Gmaj7, E, G6.

Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 7:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm7 → G6 → Bm7 → Gmaj7 → D/A → Gm → Bm7 → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Gmaj71:2018%
E0:409%
G60:296%
Em70:194%
B0:174%
D0:164%
Cmaj70:133%
Eaug0:133%

Chord progression, in order

Bm7 – G6 – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – G7/B – D/A – Gm – Em7 – F#maj7 – B – Bm7 – G – B – G/B – B6 – G6 – Bmaj7 – D6 – Amaj7 – D/A – G – E – Bmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – B – Bm7 – D/A – Gmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Gmaj7 – B – Gmaj7 – Dm – Bm – A6 – G6 – Gmaj7 – E7 – Abm7b5/Gb – Gm – D – Gmaj7 – F – Em7 – G/D – …