Chords of: What Makes You Beautiful by: One Direction. (E/B, E, B6, Amaj7) 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.
“What Makes You Beautiful” by One Direction is in E Major and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 148 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E/B, E, B6, Amaj7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 3:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Baug → E → Emaj7 → B → E → Amaj7 → Emaj7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:19 | 40% |
| Amaj7 | 0:20 | 10% |
| B6 | 0:18 | 9% |
| B | 0:17 | 9% |
| A | 0:17 | 9% |
| C#m | 0:11 | 6% |
| C#m7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| Emaj7 | 0:05 | 3% |
E7 – A – Baug – E7 – Aaug – Baug – E – Amaj7 – Baug – E – A6 – B6 – E – Aaug – Emaj7 – A – B – E – F#m – C#m – B/F# – E – F#m – Ab/Gb – F#/E – E – B6 – E – C#m – B6 – E – A – B – E – Amaj7 – B – E – A – C#m – B – E – Amaj7 – C#m7 – E – Amaj7 – B6 – E – A – …
