Chords of: Head On by: José González. (E/B, B, E6, F#) 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.
“Head On” by José González is in B Major and runs at about 111 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 222 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E/B, B, E6, F#.
F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 4:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → B/F# → C#m7 → F# → B → F#m → B → C#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F# | 1:06 | 24% |
| B | 0:54 | 19% |
| E6 | 0:32 | 11% |
| C#m7 | 0:26 | 9% |
| B6 | 0:15 | 5% |
| F#7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| B/F# | 0:13 | 5% |
| E | 0:12 | 4% |
F# – E/G# – F#7 – B – C#m – F#7 – C#m – F# – Abm7 – E – F# – B – E – B/F# – E – B/F# – F# – E – F# – E – F# – E – F#7 – E/F# – F# – B6 – F# – C#m7 – B – C#m7b5 – F# – E6 – F# – B – C#m7 – F#7 – E/B – F# – Abm7 – F#m – B6 – F#m – B – E – B – F#m – E – F#7 – …
