Chords of: Keeping Your Head Up by: Birdy. (C#m7, B, Abm7, Emaj7) 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.
“Keeping Your Head Up” by Birdy is in B Major and runs at about 122 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 127 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m7, B, Abm7, Emaj7.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → Ab7/C → B → Abm7 → B → F#6 → Abm7 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 0:37 | 18% |
| Abm7 | 0:35 | 17% |
| Emaj7 | 0:19 | 9% |
| E | 0:17 | 8% |
| Abm | 0:14 | 7% |
| C#m7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| Ebm7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| F# | 0:08 | 4% |
Emaj7 – Ab7/C – B – F#m6 – Abm7 – C#m – Ebm7b5/Db – Abm7 – B – F#6 – C#m7 – Abm7 – B – F#6 – B/F# – E – F# – Abm7 – E6 – F# – Abm7 – Emaj7 – B/F# – Abm7 – B – C#m – Ebm7 – B/D# – Emaj7 – Abm7 – B – C#m – Ebm7 – B – Emaj7 – B/F# – Abm – B – C#m – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – B/F# – Abm – B – C#m – Ebm7 – F#m – C#m7 – …
