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Today we’ll learn an easy arrangement of the I’m Not the Only One chords for acoustic guitar.Īccompaniment Technique: First-Position Chords, Basic Fingerstyle with Percussive Strums Smith cites Adele and Amy Winehouse as his main influences but also recognizes Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, Beyoncé and Lady Gaga as the greatest voices in R&B. It’s a soul ballad that uses a gospel-inspired structure with the piano providing the primary accompaniment that’s supported by orchestral strings. It was written by Smith with Jimmy Napes a/k/a James Napier. Sam Smith’s 2014 debut album, In the Lonely Hour, launched a number of hits and the third single was I’m Not the Only One.

In the lonely hour chords