Chords of: One Thing by: One Direction. (D, Gmaj7, Bm7, Dmaj7) 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.
“One Thing” by One Direction is in D Major and runs at about 127 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 134 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Gmaj7, Bm7, Dmaj7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 3:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Dmaj7 → Gmaj7 → Bm → Gmaj7 → Dmaj7 → Gmaj7 → Bm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:07 | 35% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:48 | 25% |
| A | 0:20 | 10% |
| Bm7 | 0:15 | 8% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Bm | 0:11 | 5% |
| A6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Amaj7 | 0:02 | 1% |
D – A – D – A – Dmaj7 – A – Gmaj7 – A – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – A – Gmaj7 – A – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – A – D – Gmaj7 – D – Bm7 – A – Gmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – D – E – D – Gmaj7 – D – A – D – Gmaj7 – A6 – Bm – Gmaj7 – A – D – A – D – Amaj7 – D – A6 – Dmaj7 – A6 – Gmaj7 – …
