Chords of: Heavy Is the Crown by: Linkin Park. (B7, E, Bm, F#m) 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.
“Heavy Is the Crown” by Linkin Park is in E Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 72 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B7, E, Bm, F#m.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 2:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → B → F#m → Amaj7 → Bm → F#m → E → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 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 | 0:39 | 24% |
| Bm | 0:22 | 13% |
| B7 | 0:17 | 10% |
| F#m | 0:16 | 10% |
| A6 | 0:10 | 6% |
| B/F# | 0:07 | 4% |
| D6 | 0:06 | 4% |
| B | 0:06 | 4% |
F# – Bm – D – G – F# – Bm – B – F#m – Amaj7 – E – Bm7 – Bm – F#m – E – Em7 – D6 – G6 – A – D6 – B – F#m – A6 – E – B/F# – F#m7 – E – Bm – B7 – E – Bmaj7 – Am6 – E6 – B7 – F#m – A6 – E – B/F# – A6 – E – E7 – D6 – G6 – A – Em – D6 – G6 – Am6 – Bmaj7 – …
