Chords of: "Barracuda" (1977) by: Heart. (A, E, Em7, E7) 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.
“"Barracuda" (1977)” by Heart is in E Major and runs at about 137 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 144 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, E, Em7, E7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 4:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Em → E → G → E → G6 → E → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:20 | 30% |
| Em7 | 0:22 | 9% |
| A | 0:20 | 8% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:16 | 6% |
| D | 0:16 | 6% |
| E7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| G | 0:15 | 6% |
| C | 0:13 | 5% |
E – F# – G – Em – E – F# – G – F#m – G7 – E – F#7 – G – G6 – E – F# – G – Dmaj7 – E – C – G/B – D/A – Gm6 – E – C – G – E – Cmaj7 – A7 – E – Cmaj7 – D6 – Am7 – E – D – A – Em7b5 – E – F#7 – G – E7 – G6 – E – E6 – C – G/A – E – C – Em – …
