Chords of: Hello (Official Music Video) by: Lionel Richie. (A, Am, Fmaj7, 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.
“Hello (Official Music Video)” by Lionel Richie is in F Major and runs at about 62 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 190 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Am, Fmaj7, F.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 5:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → Em → Fmaj7 → Cmaj7 → Fmaj7 → F → C#7 → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 0:57 | 18% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:36 | 11% |
| F | 0:27 | 9% |
| Am7 | 0:24 | 7% |
| C/G | 0:18 | 6% |
| Em | 0:14 | 5% |
| C | 0:13 | 4% |
| G6 | 0:12 | 4% |
Am – Em – Fmaj7 – Am7 – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Am7 – F – Eb – C#7 – Am – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – F – Am7 – Am – Cmaj7 – Eb6 – Fmaj7 – Am7b5/G – Am – Cmaj7 – F6 – Am7 – F – Am – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C/Bb – Am – Em – C – G – Fmaj7 – Am7 – Fmaj7 – Am – C/G – F6 – Em – A – Dm – G – C – F – Bb – Abaug – …
