Chords of: Hold Your Head Up by: Europe. (A7, Em7, A, 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.
“Hold Your Head Up” by Europe is in E Major and runs at about 139 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 129 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7, Em7, A, E.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D7 → G/D → D → Em7 → A/E → A → Em7 → Em6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 1:00 | 25% |
| A | 0:30 | 13% |
| E | 0:21 | 9% |
| D | 0:16 | 7% |
| Em6 | 0:12 | 5% |
| F#m | 0:11 | 4% |
| A6 | 0:10 | 4% |
| A/E | 0:08 | 4% |
A – Gdim – D7 – Am7 – G/D – D – Em7 – D – A/E – Em – D – A – Em7 – D – A6 – Em6 – D – Amaj7 – Em6 – D – A6 – Em – D – A7 – C – F7/A – A6 – C – Am – Em7 – D – A7 – Em – D – C#m7b5/B – Bm – A6 – Am – Em7 – A – E – C#m7 – B6 – Em7 – A/E – Em7 – A – E – …
