Chords of: Don't Bother by: Shakira. (G, Cmaj7, Am, C) 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.
“Don't Bother” by Shakira is in C Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 129 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Cmaj7, Am, C.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → C → A → C → A7 → Cmaj7 → D7/F# → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:43 | 17% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:34 | 14% |
| Am | 0:28 | 11% |
| D | 0:25 | 10% |
| C | 0:22 | 9% |
| Am7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| E | 0:12 | 5% |
| A | 0:12 | 5% |
E – Em – C – A – C – A7 – Cmaj7 – D7/F# – E – Cmaj7 – A – Bm7b5/A – Cmaj7 – Em – Cmaj7 – A7 – A – Cmaj7 – G – D – Am – Cmaj7 – G – D6 – Am – Cm – G – D – Am – C – G – Bm7 – Am – Cm – E – G – D – G/D – Dmaj7 – Am – C – E – Cmaj7 – Amaj7 – D/A – C – Em – Cmaj7 – …
