Chords of: One More Time by: Rod Stewart. (Cmaj7, Ab6, Ab, Fm) 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 More Time” by Rod Stewart is in F Minor and runs at about 127 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 129 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cmaj7, Ab6, Ab, Fm.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 4:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Ab/Eb → Fm → C# → Ab → Eb → Ab/Eb → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:45 | 19% |
| Fm | 0:32 | 13% |
| C# | 0:32 | 13% |
| Ab6 | 0:32 | 13% |
| Eb | 0:21 | 9% |
| A6 | 0:16 | 7% |
| Ab/Eb | 0:12 | 5% |
| Fm7 | 0:10 | 4% |
Ab – Eb – C#/D# – Ab/Eb – Eb – Fm – C# – Ab – Eb – Ab/Eb – Fm – C# – Ab – Eb – Fm – C# – Ab6 – Fm – C# – Ab6 – Eb – Fm – C# – Ab6 – Bbm – Ab – C#maj7 – Eb – Ab6 – Bbm – Bbm7 – Fm7 – Eb – Ab6 – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Ab – Eb7 – Fm7 – Fm – C#maj7 – Ebm7b5/Db – C# – Ab – Eb – Abmaj7 – Eb7 – …
