# One – Metallica: piano chords

One by Metallica uses 16 chords in B minor; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [Gmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj7), [D/A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [B](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bmaj), [F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpmaj), [C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Bm Gmaj7 Bm Gmaj7 Bm D/A Gmaj7 Bm Gmaj7 Bm Gmaj7 Bm D/A Gmaj7 Bm Gmaj7 Bm Gmaj7 Bm D/A Gmaj7 Bm Gmaj7 Bm Gmaj7 Bm D/A Gmaj7 Em F#m G A D G F Em
- Verse 1: Bm Gmaj7 Bm Gmaj7 Bm D/A Gmaj7 Bm Gmaj7 Bm Gmaj7 Bm D/A Gmaj7
- Chorus 1: G A B A G F# B A B C# B A
- Verse 2: Bm Gmaj7 Bm Gmaj7 Bm D/A Gmaj7 Bm Gmaj7 Bm Gmaj7 Bm D/A Gmaj7
- Chorus 2: G A B A G F# B A B C# B A
- Solo 1: D G F Em D G F Em D G F Em D G F
- Chorus 3: Em G A B A G F# B A B C# B A B C# G A B A G F# B A B C# B A B C# G
- Instrumental 1: A B A G F# B Am G B C C/E D B C C/E E F
- Interlude 1: E F E F
- Instrumental 2: E F E F E
- Interlude 2: F E F
- Instrumental 3: E F
- Solo 2: E F E F G E F G C# F G C# F G F G F E F E F E F E F E F G E F G E F E

## Questions

### Which chords does One by Metallica use?

Different chords: 16. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is One by Metallica in?

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

### How hard is One to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (16), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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