Chords of: Hero (Live) by: Mariah Carey. (E, A, C#m7, C) 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.
“Hero (Live)” by Mariah Carey is in C Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 117 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, A, C#m7, C.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 4:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → C#m7 → A → F#m7b5 → E → E7 → C#m7b5 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:54 | 22% |
| A | 0:21 | 9% |
| C#m7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| C | 0:16 | 6% |
| F#m7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| E/B | 0:15 | 6% |
| B7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Emaj7 | 0:11 | 5% |
Emaj7 – C#m7 – Emaj7 – A – E – F#m7b5 – A/B – E – Bm – E7 – C#m7b5 – A/B – E/B – B – E – D – C – B7 – B – E – B/D# – C#m7 – E/B – Amaj7 – Abm7 – F#m7 – B7 – E – B/D# – C#m7 – E/B – A – E/G# – F#m7 – A/B – E – B – C#m7b5/B – Emaj7 – A – E – D6 – E/D – A6 – A/C# – A/B – B7 – B6 – …
