Chords of: Illegal by: Headie One. (E, Emaj7, Em7, Em) 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.
“Illegal” by Headie One is in E Major and runs at about 143 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Emaj7, Em7, Em.
Emaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 12% of the 3:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Bm7 → Cmaj7 → C → Gmaj7 → B → Cmaj7 → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emaj7 | 0:25 | 12% |
| Em7 | 0:24 | 11% |
| Em | 0:17 | 8% |
| E7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| B | 0:13 | 6% |
| C | 0:11 | 5% |
| E | 0:11 | 5% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:11 | 5% |
C – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – C – Gmaj7 – F#m7b5 – B – Cmaj7 – F#7 – Emaj7 – Fmaj7 – Gmaj7 – F – E7 – F#m7b5/E – Emaj7 – C6 – Abmaj7 – G6 – C7 – E7 – Em7b5 – C7 – Fmaj7 – E7 – Am6 – E – C6 – E7 – F#m7b5 – C6 – B6 – Gm6 – Amaj7 – E – D7 – Em7 – B – C/G – Am6 – E7 – F#m7b5/E – Emaj7 – C6 – Abmaj7 – E7 – Cmaj7 – …
