Chords of: Boom Boom [HQ] by: John Lee Hooker. (A7, Em7, E, 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.
“Boom Boom [HQ]” by John Lee Hooker is in E Major and runs at about 87 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 148 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7, Em7, E, Em.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 57% of the 4:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Emaj7 → Em7 → E6 → Em → Amaj7 → Am6 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 2:23 | 57% |
| E | 0:28 | 11% |
| A7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| A | 0:13 | 5% |
| Em | 0:10 | 4% |
| Amaj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| D6 | 0:04 | 2% |
| Emaj7 | 0:04 | 1% |
D6 – Em – A – Em7 – E – G6 – A – D – E – A – C – D – A – Gm – E – Em – A – Bb – E – G6 – A – Emaj7 – G – A – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – C – Dmaj7 – A – Em7 – A – E6 – Bm – Bmaj7 – A7/C# – E – Gmaj7 – A – Em – A – E – D – E – Gmaj7 – Amaj7 – Em – A – Emaj7 – …
