Chords of: Hips Don't Lie by: Shakira. (Bbm, Bbm7, Dmaj7, Cm7b5/Bb) 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.
“Hips Don't Lie” by Shakira is in C Minor and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 95 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm, Bbm7, Dmaj7, Cm7b5/Bb.
Bbm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 4:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am7b5 → Ebm7 → Ebm6 → Dmaj7 → Fm → Bbm7b5/Ab → F#/A# → Bbm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bbm7 | 1:11 | 28% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:20 | 8% |
| Cm7b5/Bb | 0:16 | 7% |
| F#maj7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:11 | 4% |
| Fm | 0:11 | 4% |
| Bbm | 0:10 | 4% |
| Ab | 0:08 | 3% |
Am7b5 – Ebm7 – Ebm6 – Dmaj7 – Bbm7 – F#6 – Fm – Abm7b5/Gb – Bbm7b5/Ab – F#/A# – Bbm – Abmaj7 – F#6 – Abaug – Bbm7 – C#m – Ab – Fm – F#maj7 – Ab7 – F#/A# – Eb/Bb – Bbm7 – Ab/Gb – Ab6 – F#maj7 – Ab7 – Bbm6 – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – F#maj7 – Bmaj7 – Bb7 – Ab/Bb – Bbm7 – Ab – C#6 – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – F#6 – Ab/Gb – Fm – F#7 – Ab – Bbm7 – …
