Chords of: Empire (Official Lyric Video) by: Shakira. (Bb, Abmaj7, C, F) 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 (Official Lyric Video)” by Shakira is in C Minor and runs at about 80 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 120 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Abmaj7, C, F.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Abmaj7 → Bb → Fm → Bb → C → Bb → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 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 | 1:00 | 26% |
| C | 0:48 | 21% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:38 | 16% |
| F | 0:22 | 9% |
| Bb6 | 0:19 | 8% |
| Ab6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Ab | 0:08 | 3% |
| Fm | 0:08 | 3% |
Gm – C – Ab – Bb – Abmaj7 – Bb – F/Eb – C – Fm – Bb – C – Abmaj7 – Bb – Gm – F – C – Fm – Bb – C – Abmaj7 – Bb – C – Fm – Bb – Bbdim – C – Abmaj7 – Bb – F – C – Abmaj7 – Bb – C – Abmaj7 – Bb – C – Abmaj7 – Bb – C – Abmaj7 – Bb – Cm – Ab – Cm7b5/Bb – C – Ab – Eb6 – Bb – …
