Chords of: The One (Official Music Video) by: Shakira. (Ab, C#, Fm, C#m) 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.
“The One (Official Music Video)” by Shakira is in F Minor and runs at about 144 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 114 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, C#, Fm, C#m.
Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → C → Bbm → Bbm7 → Bbm → C7 → Bbm7 → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm | 0:33 | 15% |
| C# | 0:32 | 15% |
| Ab | 0:28 | 13% |
| C#m | 0:28 | 13% |
| Eb | 0:18 | 8% |
| Bbm | 0:10 | 5% |
| C | 0:09 | 4% |
| C7 | 0:08 | 4% |
C – F – C/E – Ab6 – Bb – Bbm – F – C – Fm – Bbm – C – Ab – Gm – Bbm – Am – Bbm7 – C7 – Abmaj7 – Gm – Bbm – C7 – Bbm7 – Eb – Bbm7 – Eb – Bbm7 – Eb – Ab – Eb – Ab – C# – C#m – Ab – Eb – Ab – Fm7 – C#6 – C#m – Fm – Eaug – Eb6 – Ab6 – Bb7/D – C#maj7 – C7 – C – Fm – Ab6 – …
