Chords of: Honesty (Official Video) by: Billy Joel. (Bb, Eb, D, Ebmaj7) 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.
“Honesty (Official Video)” by Billy Joel is in Eb Major and runs at about 67 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 46 different chords across 155 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Eb, D, Ebmaj7.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 10% of the 3:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → C#6 → F#maj7 → Bb → Eb → Dm7 → Gm7 → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 0:23 | 10% |
| Bb | 0:21 | 9% |
| D | 0:17 | 8% |
| F | 0:17 | 7% |
| F7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| Dm | 0:13 | 6% |
| D/F# | 0:09 | 4% |
Bb – C#6 – F#maj7 – F7 – Dm – Bb – Eb – F – Ebdim – Dm7 – Eb – Gm7 – Am7 – Cm7 – F6 – Bbmaj7 – C – F/C – A7/C# – Dm – Ebmaj7 – A7 – G/A – D – Ebmaj7 – F7 – D/F# – Gm – F6 – Eb – F – Bb6 – Bbaug – D – E7 – D/F# – Ebmaj7 – F7 – D/F# – D7/F# – Gm – F6 – Eb – Cm – Ebdim – F – Bb – F7 – …
