11 distinct chords · 50 changes · 3:24 long
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- G
- Gm
- A♯
- D♯
- C
- Cm
- G♯
- F
- A
- Am
- E
What you are playing
Chords for 1, 2 Step ft. Missy Elliott, laid out across its 3:24 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in C minor. It leans on barre chords — with a capo on fret 3 the same song becomes E Em G C A Am F D F♯ F♯m C♯, which sits easier under the hand. Every one of its 11 chords is a plain triad, so three notes under the right hand covers the whole song.
Play it in another key
The same song, moved. Every row is 1, 2 Step ft. Missy Elliott shifted by that many semitones — useful when the recording sits too high or too low for your voice. The chords keep their relationships, so the song is unchanged apart from its pitch.
| Shift | Key | Chords |
|---|---|---|
| G minor | DDmFA♯GGmD♯CEEmB | |
| G♯ minor | D♯D♯mF♯BG♯G♯mEC♯FFmC | |
| A minor | EEmGCAAmFDF♯F♯mC♯ | |
| A♯ minor | FFmG♯C♯A♯A♯mF♯D♯GGmD | |
| B minor | F♯F♯mADBBmGEG♯G♯mD♯ | |
| C minor | GGmA♯D♯CCmG♯FAAmE | |
| C♯ minor | G♯G♯mBEC♯C♯mAF♯A♯A♯mF | |
| D minor | AAmCFDDmA♯GBBmF♯ | |
| D♯ minor | A♯A♯mC♯F♯D♯D♯mBG♯CCmG | |
| E minor | BBmDGEEmCAC♯C♯mG♯ | |
| F minor | CCmD♯G♯FFmC♯A♯DDmA | |
| F♯ minor | C♯C♯mEAF♯F♯mDBD♯D♯mA♯ |
On a guitar there is a shortcut in one direction: transpose down by n and put a capo on fret n, and you are back at the original pitch while playing the easier shapes. That is what the capo line above is doing.
