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Bob Marley - One Love Chords

ChordsBb, F, Eb, Gm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to A,D,G keys to play this song with easier chords.

BbOneloveFoneheart
EbLet’sget BbtogetherandFfeelallBbright
BbOneloveFoneheart
GiveEbthanksandpraisetotheBbLordandIwillFfeelallBbright
EbLet’sget BbtogetherandFfeelallBbright
BbLetthemallGmpassalltheirEbdirty Bbremarks(onelove)
BbThereisoneGmquestion
I’dEbreallyFlovetoBbask(oneheart)
IsthereaGmplaceEbforthehopelessBbsinner
Whohashurtall GmmankindjusttoEbsaveFhisBbown
BbOneloveFoneheart
EbLet’sget BbtogetherandFfeelallBbright
BbOneloveFoneheart
GiveEbthanksandpraisetotheBbLordandIwillFfeelallBbright
EbLet’sget BbtogetherandFfeelallBbright
BbLet’sget Gmtogethertofight
ThisEbholy Bbarmageddon(onelove)
BbSowhenthemanGmcomestherewill
EbBenoFnoBbdoom(onesong)
BbHavepityonGmthosewhoseEbchancesgrowBbthinner
BbThereain’tnohidingGmplace
FromtheEbfatherFof Bbcreation
BbOneloveFoneheart
EbLet’sget BbtogetherandFfeelallBbright
BbOneloveFoneheart
GiveEbthanksandpraisetotheBbLordandIwillFfeelallBbright
EbLet’sget BbtogetherandFfeelallBbright
EbLet’sget BbtogetherandFfeelallBbright
EbLet’sget BbtogetherandFfeelallBbright
AlbumSingle
GenresReggae
Year1977
KeyBb
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play One Love on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Bob Marley - One Love on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

One Love uses these transitions most often: Bb → F (17), Eb → Bb (15), and F → Bb (15). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Bb - F chord transition.

1. Bb → F chord transition

Switching from Bb to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from B string fret 3 to D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 17 times.

Bb to F

2. F → Eb chord transition

Switching from F to Eb:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from D string fret 3 to B string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

F to Eb

3. Eb → Bb chord transition

Here's how to move from Eb to Bb:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 3.
  3. Keep ring finger on G string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky on B string from fret 4 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 15 times.

Eb to Bb

4. Bb → Gm chord transition

To move from Bb to Gm:

  1. Keep index finger on A string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

Bb to Gm

5. Gm → Eb chord transition

To move from Gm to Eb:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from E string fret 3 to B string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in One Love.

  • One Love includes 78 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • One Love contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how One Love connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Bb, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).
    • Bb → F: 34%
    • Bb → Gm: 6%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → Bb: 5%
    • F → Eb: 0%