One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar E chord diagram
[Opening]
[D] [G] [A] [D] [G] [A]
[A]You’re inse[D]cure,
[G]Don’t know what [A]for,
You’re turning [D]heads when you [G]walk through the [A]door,
Don’t need make[D]up, to [G]cover [D]up,
Being the way that you [D]are is [A]enough
[chorus]
[D]Everyone [Bm]else in the room can [A]see it,
[D]Everyone [G]else but [Em]you
[chorus]
Baby you [D]light up my [G]world like no[A]body else,
The way that [D]you flip your [G]hair gets me [A]overwhelmed,
But when you [D]smile at the ground it ain’t [Bm]hard to [A]tell,
You don’t [D]know, oh oh,
You don’t know you’re beautiful,
[chorus]
If only [G]you saw what [A]I can see,
You’ll under[D]stand why I [G]want you so [A]desperately,
Right now I’m [D]looking at [G]you and I [A]can’t believe,
You don’t [D]know, oh, oh [G]oh,
[Bm]You don’t know you’re [A]beauti[D]ful, oh oh,
[A]That’s what makes you beauti[D]ful
[verse 2]
[G] [Bm]
[D]So come on, [G]you got it [A]wrong,
[D]To prove I’m right, I put [G]it in a [A]song,
I don’t know [D]why, you’re [G]being [A]shy,
And [D]turn away when I [G]look into your [A]eye eye eyes
[chorus]
[D]Everyone [Bm]else in the room can [A]see it,
[D]Everyone [G]else but [E]you
[chorus]
Baby you [D]light up my [G]world like no[A]body else,
The way that [D]you flip your [G]hair gets me [A]overwhelmed,
But when you [D]smile at the ground it ain’t [Bm]hard to [A]tell,
You don’t [D]know, oh oh,
You don’t know you’re beautiful,
[chorus]
If only [G]you saw what [A]I can see,
You’ll under[D]stand why I [G]want you so [A]desperately,
Right now I’m [D]looking at [G]you and I [A]can’t believe,
You don’t [D]know, oh, oh [G]oh,
[Bm]You don’t know you’re [A]beauti[D]ful, oh oh,
[A]That’s what makes you beauti[D]ful
[Closing]
[A]Na na [G]na na na [Bm]na na [A]na
[chorus]
Baby you [D]light up my [G]world like no[A]body else,
The way that [D]you flip your [G]hair gets me [A]overwhelmed,
But when you [G]smile at the ground it ain’t [A]hard to tell,
You don’t [Bm]know, oh oh,
[Em]You don’t know you’re beauti[D]ful,
[chorus]
Baby you [D]light up my [G]world like no[A]body else,
The way that [D]you flip your [G]hair gets me [A]overwhelmed,
But when you [D]smile at the ground it ain’t [Bm]hard to [A]tell,
You don’t [D]know, oh oh,
You don’t know you’re beautiful,
[chorus]
If only [G]you saw what [A]I can see,
You’ll under[D]stand why I [G]want you so [A]desperately,
Right now I’m [D]looking at [G]you and I [A]can’t believe,
You don’t [D]know, oh, oh [G]oh,
[Bm]You don’t know you’re [A]beauti[D]ful, oh oh,
[A]That’s what makes you beauti[D]ful
How to play What Makes You Beautiful on Guitar (Step-by-step)
One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful on guitar requires 6 chords and 11 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.
What Makes You Beautiful uses these transitions most often: A → D (37), D → G (32), and G → A (26). 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 D - G chord transition.
1. D → G chord transition
To move from D to G;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
2. G → A chord transition
To move from G to A;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.
3. A → D chord transition
To move from A to D;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.
4. D → Bm chord transition
To move from D to Bm;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
- Place pinky on G string fret 4.
5. Bm → A chord transition
To move from Bm to A;
- While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on B string fret 2.
6. G → Em chord transition
To move from G to Em;
- While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
7. Em → D chord transition
To move from Em to D;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
8. G → Bm chord transition
To move from G to Bm;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
- Place pinky on G string fret 4.
9. G → E chord transition
To move from G to E;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 2.
10. E → D chord transition
To move from E to D;
- Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
11. Bm → Em chord transition
To move from Bm to Em;
- While playing Bm, first lift your index finger and pinky.
- Lift your middle finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 4 to fret 2.
What Makes You Beautiful chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in What Makes You Beautiful.
- What Makes You Beautiful includes 130 chord transitions, 11 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- What Makes You Beautiful contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how What Makes You Beautiful connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
- D → G: 29%
- D → A: 17%
After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).- A → D: 29%
- A → G: 13%