Chords of: Heart Upon My Sleeve by: Avicii. (Em7, Em, B, Cmaj7) 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.
“Heart Upon My Sleeve” by Avicii is in E Minor and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 165 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7, Em, B, Cmaj7.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 4:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → G/B → B → Em7 → Cmaj7 → Gmaj7 → Em7 → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 11 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:51 | 21% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:26 | 11% |
| B | 0:26 | 11% |
| E7 | 0:22 | 9% |
| G | 0:15 | 6% |
| E | 0:15 | 6% |
| Em7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| D | 0:12 | 5% |
C – Cmaj7 – G/B – B – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D – Em7 – Cmaj7 – G – D6 – Cmaj7 – G – B – Em – D – Cmaj7 – G/B – B7 – B – Bm – B – Em – F#/E – E7 – C – E – Em – F#/E – E7 – G6 – E7 – C – E – Em – F# – E7 – Cmaj7 – Em – D/E – E – Em – F#/E – E7 – Em – D/E – E – …
