CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Nothing Else Matters/Despedida Medley (Live from Paris), chord by chord.

Chords of: Nothing Else Matters/Despedida Medley (Live from Paris) by: Shakira. (F#6, F#m, Bm, E) 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 “Nothing Else Matters/Despedida Medley (Live from Paris)”

“Nothing Else Matters/Despedida Medley (Live from Paris)” by Shakira is in E Major and runs at about 147 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 143 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#6, F#m, Bm, E.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 5:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#7 → Gm6 → Em6 → Edim → F#m → Bm6 → F# → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m2:2040%
Bm0:5115%
D0:5014%
E0:319%
F#0:175%
B0:082%
C#0:072%
Bm70:072%

Chord progression, in order

F#7 – Gm6 – Em6 – Edim – F#m – Bm7 – Bm6 – F# – F#m – F#m7 – F#m – Bm – F#m – C# – F# – F#m – Bm – F#m – D – E – C#m – F#m – Bm – D – E – F#m – E – Bm – F#m – E – F#m7b5 – D – F#m – E/F# – D – A – Amaj7 – F#m – E – D – F#m – E – D – B7 – F#m – E – D – A – …