Chords of: Head Above Water by: Avril Lavigne. (C, F, Dm, Bbmaj7) 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.
“Head Above Water” by Avril Lavigne is in D Minor and runs at about 65 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, F, Dm, Bbmaj7.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm7 → F → Dm7 → F → Dm7 → F → Dm7 → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1:01 | 29% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:33 | 16% |
| Dm | 0:29 | 14% |
| Dm7 | 0:24 | 12% |
| C6 | 0:18 | 9% |
| C | 0:11 | 5% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| F/A | 0:06 | 3% |
Dm7 – Bb – F – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – F – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – F – C – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Dm7 – F – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – F – Fmaj7 – Dm – F – Bb – F – Dm – Bbmaj7 – F – Dm7 – Bb/F – F – Dm – Bbmaj7 – C/E – F – C6 – Dm – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – C6 – Dm – F – C – Dm – Bbmaj7 – F – Fmaj7 – Dm – Bbmaj7 – …
