Chords of: Holding Out for a Hero by: Bonnie Tyler. (Am, F, Em, E) 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.
“Holding Out for a Hero” by Bonnie Tyler is in F Major and runs at about 150 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 113 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, F, Em, E.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 5:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Am → F → E → Am → F → E → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 0 extended, altered or slash 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 1:25 | 26% |
| F | 0:59 | 18% |
| Em | 0:44 | 14% |
| E | 0:31 | 10% |
| G | 0:30 | 9% |
| C | 0:22 | 7% |
| A | 0:20 | 6% |
| Dm | 0:09 | 3% |
F – Am – F – E – Am – F – E – Am – G – F – E – Am – Em – Dm – E – Am – Em – F – C – G – Am – Em – F – C – G – Am – Fmaj7 – E – Am – G – F – E – Am – Em – D – Em – Am – Em – F – C – G – Am – Em – F – D – C – G – Am – …
