CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hey Brother, chord by chord.

Chords of: Hey Brother by: Avicii. (Gm, F, G, Bb) 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.

About the chords of “Hey Brother”

“Hey Brother” by Avicii is in F Major and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 150 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, F, G, Bb.

Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 47% of the 5:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → G → Gm → G → Gm → F → Gm → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Gm2:3147%
F0:5818%
Eb0:278%
Bb0:227%
G0:196%
Bb60:093%
Ebmaj70:083%
Dm0:072%

Chord progression, in order

Gm – C/G – G – Gm – F/G – G – Gm – Eb6 – Bb6 – F – Gm – Eb6 – Bb6 – F – Gm – F – Bb – Eb – F – Bb6 – Ebmaj7 – Gm – Eb6 – Bb6 – F – Gm – Eb – Bbmaj7 – F6 – Gm – F – Bb – Ebmaj7 – F – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Gm – Dm – Gm – Eb – Bb – Bbmaj7 – Gm – Eb – Bb – F – Bb6 – Ebmaj7 – …