Chords of: One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks) by: One Direction. (Bm6, C, A, D) 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 Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)” by One Direction is in C Major and runs at about 161 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 76 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm6, C, A, D.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m7b5/E → Abaug → Abm7b5 → C#/B → C → A → C → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:39 | 22% |
| A | 0:34 | 19% |
| D | 0:16 | 9% |
| B | 0:15 | 8% |
| E | 0:13 | 7% |
| C#/B | 0:13 | 7% |
| F | 0:07 | 4% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
D – F#m7b5/E – F6 – Abaug – Abm7b5 – C#/B – C – A – C – A – F – Am – G – Em – F – Am – G – E – F – G – D – E – C – A – C – Bmaj7 – A – Am7 – F – Am – G – Em – F – Am – Bm7 – G – E – F – G – Am – D – E – C – Bb – A – Bb – B – C – …
