Chords of: Hail to the King by: Avenged Sevenfold. (C#, Ebm, Eb, Ebm7) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Hail to the King” by Avenged Sevenfold is in Eb Minor and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 195 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Ebm, Eb, Ebm7.
Ebm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 4:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Ebm7 → Eb → F#6 → Eb → Ebm7 → Cm7b5 → B6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ebm | 0:57 | 19% |
| Eb | 0:52 | 17% |
| C# | 0:37 | 12% |
| F#maj7 | 0:20 | 7% |
| Ebm7 | 0:16 | 5% |
| B | 0:16 | 5% |
| C#6 | 0:15 | 5% |
| Bb | 0:14 | 5% |
Eb – Fm7b5 – Ebm7 – Eb – Fm7b5 – Ebm7 – F7 – F#maj7 – Eb – F7 – F#6 – Eb – F7 – F#maj7 – Eb – F7 – Ebm7 – Eb – Cm7b5 – B6 – Eb – Fm7 – Ebm – F/C – F#maj7 – C#6 – Ebm – C#7 – Eb – F#6 – C# – Ebm – F#6 – C#6 – Ebm – C# – Ebm – C# – Ebm7 – C# – Ebm – C# – Abm – B – Ab – C#7 – F# – Ab – …
