Chords of: Hell Or High Water by: Passenger. (C, D, Em, G) 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.
“Hell Or High Water” by Passenger is in C Major and runs at about 163 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 89 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, D, Em, G.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → G → D → C → Em → G → D → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:50 | 24% |
| Em | 0:50 | 24% |
| G | 0:41 | 19% |
| C | 0:25 | 12% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| G6 | 0:07 | 3% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Em7 | 0:06 | 3% |
G – B – Em – G – D – E7 – C – Em – G – D – C – Em – G – D – C – C/D – Em – G – D – E7 – C – C6 – Em – G – D – E7 – C – Em – Gmaj7 – D – Am – Cmaj7 – G/D – Em – G – D – C – D7 – Em – G – D – Cmaj7 – Em – Gmaj7 – D – G – Cmaj7 – D/C – …
