Chords of: Heroes (Official Video) by: David Bowie. (D7, D, G, C) 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.
“Heroes (Official Video)” by David Bowie is in C Major and runs at about 113 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 62 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D7, D, G, C.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 51% of the 3:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → G → Am7b5/G → D → Gmaj7 → D → G → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:46 | 51% |
| G | 0:49 | 23% |
| C | 0:15 | 7% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Am | 0:04 | 2% |
| D7 | 0:04 | 2% |
| C6 | 0:04 | 2% |
| Am7 | 0:03 | 1% |
D – G – Am7b5/G – D – Gmaj7 – D – G – D – G – C/G – C – D – Am – E – Em7 – D – C6 – G – D – G – D – G – D – G – A/G – D – Gmaj7 – C – D – Am – Em7 – D – C6 – F#m7b5 – G7 – Am7 – Gmaj7 – D – G – D – G – D – G – D – G – D – C – D – …
