CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Don't Bother (Live), chord by chord.

Chords of: Don't Bother (Live) by: Shakira. (A7/C#, G, D, Am) 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.

About the chords of “Don't Bother (Live)”

“Don't Bother (Live)” by Shakira is in D Major and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 40 different chords across 131 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7/C#, G, D, Am.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 4:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → D → E7 → Am → D → C7/E → Emaj7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 2 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G0:3814%
D0:3313%
Am0:3313%
C0:2911%
A0:187%
Cmaj70:145%
Am70:114%
E0:104%

Chord progression, in order

Am – D – E7 – Am – D – E – C7/E – Emaj7 – A – D – G/D – A – C – A – C6 – D7/F# – E – Cmaj7 – Am – A – A6 – C – E7/G# – Em – Cmaj7 – Am – A7 – A6 – C – G – D6 – Am – Cmaj7 – G6 – D – Am – Cm – G – D – Am – C – A7 – Bm7 – Am – Cm – E – G – D – …