Chords of: Introduction (from Live & Off the Record) by: Shakira. (Bb7, Ab, D6, Abm7) 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.
“Introduction (from Live & Off the Record)” by Shakira is in C Minor and runs at about 122 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 40 different chords across 83 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb7, Ab, D6, Abm7.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → C#m7b5/B → D → Gm → D7 → G → C#7/E# → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:31 | 16% |
| D6 | 0:27 | 14% |
| Abm7 | 0:21 | 11% |
| Abm | 0:18 | 9% |
| Ab7 | 0:16 | 8% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| F# | 0:08 | 4% |
| Amaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
Gmaj7 – C#m7b5/B – Bm – A – C – D – Em7 – D7/F# – G – Gm – D7 – G – D – Dm7b5/C – C – Gm6 – C#7/E# – Amaj7 – D6 – Ebm6 – Abm7 – Abm – B/F# – Abm – Abm7b5/Gb – Abm – F# – Abm – Abm7 – Eb7 – Ab7 – Abm – Ebm – Abm – C#m – Abm6 – F# – Abm – C#6 – Ab7 – Ebm – Ab – F#6 – Abmaj7 – Ebm – Abmaj7 – F# – Ab – …
