Chords of: Number One [Clean] by: R. Kelly. (Fmaj7, G6, Em7, F6) 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.
“Number One [Clean]” by R. Kelly is in C Major and runs at about 136 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 160 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fmaj7, G6, Em7, F6.
Fmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 5:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E/B → Dm7b5/C → D6 → D/E → F#maj7 → C → F → Gmaj7. 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 — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fmaj7 | 1:14 | 24% |
| G6 | 0:54 | 18% |
| Em7 | 0:35 | 11% |
| F6 | 0:29 | 9% |
| C | 0:23 | 7% |
| G | 0:15 | 5% |
| G7 | 0:12 | 4% |
| Em | 0:09 | 3% |
E/B – Gmaj7 – Dm7b5/C – D6 – A/E – D/E – Caug – C#m7b5/B – F#maj7 – Dmaj7 – C#maj7 – C – B – F – Gmaj7 – Em – Fmaj7 – G6 – F6 – G6 – C6 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – G6 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – G6 – C – F6 – Fmaj7 – G6 – C – F6 – G7 – G6 – C – Fmaj7 – G6 – Em7 – C – Fmaj7 – F – G7 – C/E – Em7 – C – Fmaj7 – G – …
