Chords of: Story of My Life by: One Direction. (Eb, Cm7, Ab, Cm) 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.
“Story of My Life” by One Direction is in C Minor and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 90 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Cm7, Ab, Cm.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 4:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbmaj7 → Cm → Eb → Cm → Eb → Cm7 → Eb → Cm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1:31 | 37% |
| Cm7 | 0:40 | 17% |
| Ab | 0:36 | 15% |
| Cm | 0:22 | 9% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:19 | 8% |
| Bb | 0:17 | 7% |
| Bb6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Fm7 | 0:06 | 2% |
Bbmaj7 – Cm – Eb – Cm – Eb – Cm7 – Eb – Cm7 – Eb – Cm – Abmaj7 – Eb – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Ab – Bb6 – Cm7 – Ab – Bb6 – Cm7 – Ab – Bb6 – Cm7 – Bb – Eb – Ab – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Ab – Abmaj7 – Eb/Bb – Cm – Ab – Eb – Cm7 – Eb – Cm7 – Eb – Bb7 – Eb – Cm – Eb – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – …
