How to Play One on Guitar?

Harry Nilsson - One can be played in the key of Cm using the Cm, D#, G#, D#7 chords. For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B. For D#, To play D# | Eb, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute A, B. For G#, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G. For D#7, To play D#7 | Eb7, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 4, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 4, let G ring open, mute A. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play One with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Harry Nilsson - One Chords

Chord reference Cm, D#, G#, D#7

Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Cm]One is the [D#]loneliest number That you’ll [Cm]ever do [G#] [Cm]Two can be as [D#]bad as one It’s the [Cm]loneliest number since the [G#]number one

[Cm] [D#] [Cm] [G#7]

[Cm]No is the [D#]saddest experience You’ll [Cm]ever know [G#] [Cm]Yes it’s the [D#]saddest experience You’ll [Cm]ever know [G#7]

Because [Cm]one is the loneliest [D#]number That you’ll [Cm]ever do [G#] [Cm]One is the loneliest [D#]number That you’ll [Cm]ever know [G#] [Cm]

[D#]It’s just no [Gm]good anymore since you [D#7]went away Now I [G#]spend my time just [G#m]making rhymes Of [Cm]yesterday [D#] [Cm] [G#]

Because [Cm]one is the loneliest [D#]number That you’ll [Cm]ever do [G#] [Cm]One is the loneliest [D#]number That you’ll [Cm]ever know [G#]

[Cm]One is the [D#]loneliest number [Cm]One is the [G#7]loneliest number [Cm]One is the [D#]loneliest number That you’ll [Cm]ever do [G#]

[Cm]One is the loneliest [D#]number Much much [Cm]much than two [G#] [Cm]One, [D#]is a number di[Cm]vided by two [G#] [Cm]One [D#] [Cm] [G#] [Cm] [D#] [Cm] [G#]

[Cm] [D#] [Cm] [G#] [Cm] [D#] [Cm] [G#] [Cm]

Artist Harry Nilsson

Album Aerial Ballet

Genres Pop

Year 1968

Key Cm

Harry Nilsson - One can be played in the key of Cm using the Cm, D#, G#, D#7 chords.

For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B.
For D#, To play D# | Eb, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute A, B.
For G#, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
For D#7, To play D#7 | Eb7, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 4, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 4, let G ring open, mute A.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play One with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.