Chords of: Hips Don't Lie (feat. Wyclef Jean) by: Shakira, Wyclef Jean. (Bb6, Bbm, Fmaj7, Fm7) 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.
“Hips Don't Lie (feat. Wyclef Jean)” by Shakira, Wyclef Jean is in Bb Minor and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 106 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb6, Bbm, Fmaj7, Fm7.
Bbm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 3:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → Eb7 → Fm7 → Bbm → Bbm7b5 → Bb7 → Bbm → Eb7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Bb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbm | 1:27 | 40% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| Ab | 0:13 | 6% |
| Fm | 0:11 | 5% |
| Fm7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Bbm7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| F#6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Ab6 | 0:08 | 3% |
Bbm – Ebm – Ab – Fm – F# – Ab – Bbm – F#maj7 – Ab – Fm – F#6 – Ab6 – Bbm – F#6 – Ab – Fm – F#maj7 – C#maj7 – Eb7 – Bbm – Ab/Gb – Fm7 – F#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Bbm – Eb – Bbdim – Fm7b5/Eb – Bbm – Bbm7b5 – Bb7 – Bbm – F7/A – Bbm – C#m6 – Ab – Fm – F#6 – Ab6 – Bbm – F#6 – Ab – Fm – F# – Fm – Eb7 – Bbm7 – Fm7 – …
