CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Headlock, chord by chord.

Chords of: Headlock by: Imogen Heap. (G, Gm, Gm7, Ebmaj7) 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.

About the chords of “Headlock”

“Headlock” by Imogen Heap is in G Minor and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 145 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Gm, Gm7, Ebmaj7.

Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:27 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → Dm → F → Am7b5 → Ebmaj7 → Gm → Ebmaj7 → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in G Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Gm1:0531%
Dm0:3115%
Gm70:2914%
Ebmaj70:2110%
Dm70:168%
Bb0:115%
Eb0:084%
Bbmaj70:063%

Chord progression, in order

Gm – Dm – Gm – Dm – Bb – F – Am7b5 – Gm – Dm – Gm – Dm7b5 – Bb – Eb – Bb – C/G – Dm – Gm – Dm – Eb – Dm7 – Eb – Bb – Gm – Dm – Gm – Dm – Gm – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Gm – Dm – Gm – Dm – Gm7 – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Gm7 – C/D – Bbmaj7 – Gm – G7 – Gm – Bb – Eb – Bb – G – Dm – …