CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hey Ya!, chord by chord.

Chords of: Hey Ya! by: Lucky Luke, LEOWI. (Em, Cmaj7, E, E7) 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 “Hey Ya!”

“Hey Ya!” by Lucky Luke, LEOWI is in E Minor and runs at about 175 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, Cmaj7, E, E7.

Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Em → Cmaj7 → Em → Cmaj7 → Em → Cmaj7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cmaj70:5127%
Em0:3720%
E0:3217%
D60:126%
G0:116%
Em70:105%
E70:084%
C0:074%

Chord progression, in order

E – Em – Cmaj7 – Dm6 – Em – G7 – Cmaj7 – Dm6 – Em – Cmaj7 – D6 – E – Gm7 – Cmaj7 – B6 – D7 – E – Cmaj7 – Bmaj7 – D7 – E – Cmaj7 – Bmaj7 – C – E – Bm7b5/A – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em – G – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em – G – Cmaj7 – G – Em – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em7 – G – Cmaj7 – G/D – …