CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Halo, chord by chord.

Chords of: Halo by: Beyoncé. (A/B, A, F#m, Bm) 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 “Halo”

“Halo” by Beyoncé is in A Major and runs at about 80 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A/B, A, F#m, Bm.

A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → Bm → D → A → Bm → F#m → D → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
A0:4922%
F#m0:4520%
Bm0:4018%
D0:3817%
Bm70:178%
D60:167%
B70:052%
Amaj70:042%

Chord progression, in order

A – Bm – F#m – D – A – Bm – F#m – D – A6 – A – Bm7 – F#m – D – C# – A – Bm7 – B7 – F#m – D6 – A – Bm7 – F#m – D – A – Bm – Bm7 – F#m – D – A – Bm – Bm7 – F#m – D – Amaj7 – A – Bm – F#m – D6 – A – Bm – F#m – Bm – D – A – Bm7 – B – F#m – D – …