Chords of: Underneath Your Clothes by: Shakira. (Fm, Ab, C#, Bbm) 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.
“Underneath Your Clothes” by Shakira is in F Minor and runs at about 165 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 131 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, Ab, C#, Bbm.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Cm → Ab/Eb → Bbm → Eb → Ab → C# → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:38 | 18% |
| C# | 0:30 | 14% |
| Fm | 0:26 | 12% |
| Eb | 0:20 | 9% |
| Cm | 0:16 | 8% |
| F# | 0:08 | 4% |
| Bbm | 0:07 | 3% |
| C#maj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
Ab – Bb7 – C#m – C#dim – Abaug – Bb7 – C# – C#m7b5 – Fm – Cm – C# – C – Eb – Fm – Cm – C# – Eb – C7/E – Fm – Cm – Ab6 – C# – Fm7b5/Eb – Edim – Fm – Ab/Eb – Bbm – Eb – Ab – C# – Eb – Ab – C# – Ab/Eb – Cm – Fm – Bbm – Eb – Ab – C# – Eb/Db – Fm – C#7/E# – Cm – C# – Eb – Fm – Cm – …
