Chords of: Heavy Is the Crown by: Linkin Park. (Abaug, E, B, Bm) 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 26 different chords across 78 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abaug, E, B, Bm.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → B → Fdim → B → Bm → B → F#m → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 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 | 0:43 | 19% |
| B | 0:30 | 14% |
| Bm | 0:18 | 8% |
| Ab | 0:16 | 7% |
| B7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| F#m | 0:13 | 6% |
| A6 | 0:13 | 6% |
| B7/D# | 0:12 | 6% |
E – B – Fdim – B – Bm – D – B – F#m – Amaj7 – E – Bm7 – Bm – F#m – E – Em7 – D6 – G6 – A – D6 – B – F#m – A6 – E – B/F# – A6 – E – Bm – B7 – E – Bmaj7 – A6 – E – B – F#m – A6 – E – B/F# – A6 – E – Em7 – D6 – G6 – A – Em – D6 – G6 – Am6 – Bmaj7 – …
