Foo Fighters

The One – Foo Fighters: piano chords

The One by Foo Fighters uses 12 chords in A minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

Practice this song
A minor Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

G# A D D# C G E/G# D/F# F E D/A C/G

Chord sheet

Intro 1

G# A G# A G# A D D# G# A G# A G# A C G

Verse 1

A E/G# G D/F# F E D D# A E/G# G D/F# F E D D#

Chorus 1

A D/A C/G F G A D/A C/G F G

Instrumental 1

G# A G# A G# A D D# G# A G# A G# A C G

Verse 2

A E/G# G D/F# F E D D# A E/G# G D/F# F E D D#

Chorus 2

A D/A C/G F G A D/A C/G F G A D/A C/G F G A D/A C/G F G

Bridge 1

D D# F G D F G G# A G# A G# A G# G

Chorus 3

A D/A C/G F G A D/A C/G F G A D/A C/G F G A D/A C/G F G A D/A C/G F G A D/A C F G A

Chords on the piano

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

Questions

Which chords does The One by Foo Fighters use?

Different chords: 12. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is The One by Foo Fighters in?

The chords fit A minor. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is The One to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (12), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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