Chords of: Strong by: One Direction. (C, Am7, Fmaj7, G) 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.
“Strong” by One Direction is in C Major and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 104 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Am7, Fmaj7, G.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Caug → C → G → Am → G → F/G → Cmaj7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 5 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 | 0:52 | 28% |
| G | 0:29 | 16% |
| Am7 | 0:22 | 12% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:19 | 10% |
| F | 0:15 | 8% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| G6 | 0:09 | 5% |
| Caug | 0:08 | 4% |
Caug – F – Caug – F6 – C – Fmaj7 – C – F – G – Am – G – F/G – Cmaj7 – F6 – C – F – G – G6 – Am7 – G – F – C – Fmaj7 – G – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C – G6 – F – G – Am7 – G – C – F – Cmaj7 – F7 – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Am7 – Gmaj7 – G6 – C – Fmaj7 – C – F – C – G – …
