CHORD LIBRARY

Play along No (Live), chord by chord.

Chords of: No (Live) by: Shakira. (Bb, Ab6, Ab, Cm7) 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.

About the chords of “No (Live)”

“No (Live)” by Shakira is in Ab Major and runs at about 66 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 149 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Ab6, Ab, Cm7.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 4:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm7b5/Bb → Gm → Bb → C7 → Fm7 → Bb → Eb → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb1:3936%
Abmaj70:218%
Ab0:207%
Ab60:207%
Cm70:166%
Eb0:156%
Gm0:135%
Fm70:135%

Chord progression, in order

Cm7b5/Bb – Gm – Ab – Gm – Bb – C7 – Bb/D – Gm – Eb – Fm7 – Ab – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb – Fm – Abdim – Bb7 – Eb/Bb – Bb – Eb – Cm – Ab – Bb – Gm7 – Fm – Abdim – Bb – Eb – Cm – Ab – Cm7b5/Bb – Bb – Cm – Bb – Fm – Ab6 – Bb – Dm7b5/C – Bb7/D – Eb6 – Bb – Fm – Ab6 – Bb – Fm7 – Ab – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – …