Chords of: Hey Ya! by: Outkast. (G, Cmaj7, E, Em) 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.
“Hey Ya!” by Outkast is in E Minor and runs at about 157 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 110 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Cmaj7, E, Em.
Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 46% of the 3:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → E → Cmaj7 → E → Cmaj7 → E → Cmaj7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cmaj7 | 1:47 | 46% |
| E | 0:38 | 16% |
| G | 0:19 | 8% |
| Em | 0:18 | 8% |
| G6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Dm | 0:07 | 3% |
| D | 0:07 | 3% |
| E7 | 0:05 | 2% |
G6 – Cmaj7 – Dm6 – E – Cmaj7 – D7 – E – Cmaj7 – D6 – E – Cmaj7 – D6 – E – G – Cmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Em – G – Cmaj7 – D6 – E – G – Cmaj7 – D – Em – G – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – D – Em – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – D – E7 – G – Cmaj7 – D – E – G6 – Cmaj7 – Dm6 – Em7 – Emaj7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Dm – G – Cmaj7 – …
