Chords of: Empire by: Shakira. (Bb, Abmaj7, C, Bb6) 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.
“Empire” by Shakira is in C Minor and runs at about 80 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 129 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Abmaj7, C, Bb6.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Bb → Fm → Bb → C → Bb → F → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 0:57 | 24% |
| C | 0:48 | 20% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:36 | 15% |
| F | 0:21 | 9% |
| Bb6 | 0:19 | 8% |
| Ab | 0:10 | 4% |
| Ab6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Fm | 0:08 | 3% |
Ebmaj7 – C – Ab – Bb – Abmaj7 – Ab – Bb – F/Eb – C – Fm – Bb – C – Bb – C – Abmaj7 – Bb – Dm7b5 – F – C – Fm – Bb – C – Abmaj7 – Bb – C – Fm – Bb – C7/E – C – Abmaj7 – Bb – F – C – Abmaj7 – Bb – C – Abmaj7 – Bb – Cm7b5/Bb – C – Abmaj7 – Bb – C – Abmaj7 – Bb – Gm – Cm – Ab – …
