Chords of: You are my hero by: King, Prince. (E, B, Amaj7, C#m7) 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.
“You are my hero” by King, Prince is in E Major and runs at about 109 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 85 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, B, Amaj7, C#m7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 2:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Amaj7 → B → C#m7 → Emaj7 → E → Amaj7 → B → C#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 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 | 1:18 | 45% |
| B | 0:31 | 17% |
| C#m7 | 0:18 | 11% |
| Amaj7 | 0:18 | 10% |
| Abm | 0:08 | 4% |
| F#m7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Emaj7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| B6 | 0:03 | 1% |
Dm6 – Amaj7 – B – C#m7 – Emaj7 – E – B – E – Amaj7 – B – C#m7 – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – B – C#m7 – Emaj7 – E – B – E – C#m7 – E – F#m7 – C#m7 – E – Amaj7 – B – Abm7 – E – B6 – C#m7 – E – Amaj7 – E/B – C#m7 – A – E – B – C#m7 – E – Abm – E – Abm – E – C#m7 – E – F#m7 – B – Amaj7 – …
