CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Heavy Is the Crown (Live), chord by chord.

Chords of: Heavy Is the Crown (Live) by: Linkin Park. (E, Bm, Gmaj7, B7) 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.

About the chords of “Heavy Is the Crown (Live)”

“Heavy Is the Crown (Live)” by Linkin Park is in B Minor and runs at about 64 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 92 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Bm, Gmaj7, B7.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 12% of the 3:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → Bm7 → Bm → F# → E → Bm → F# → A6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E0:2212%
Gmaj70:179%
Bm0:179%
F#0:148%
A60:137%
B70:116%
B60:095%
B0:074%

Chord progression, in order

Abm – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – G – B6 – Bm – F# – F#m – E – Bm – F# – A6 – E7 – B6 – E7 – Cmaj7 – B6 – G/B – B7 – Em7 – A/E – Em7 – D6 – A/G – Gmaj7 – A6 – B7 – F# – F#m7 – E – B – F#m7b5 – F# – A6 – E – Bm – B7 – F#m – E6 – B – C#m7b5/B – D/A – Aaug – Em7 – B7 – F# – B/F# – A6 – …