CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Snow (Hey Oh), chord by chord.

Chords of: Snow (Hey Oh) by: Red Hot Chili Peppers. (F#/C#, C#m, B, 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.

About the chords of “Snow (Hey Oh)”

“Snow (Hey Oh)” by Red Hot Chili Peppers is in B Major and runs at about 106 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 200 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#/C#, C#m, B, F#.

B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 5:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → Emaj7 → B → Abm → E → Abm → E → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
B1:1422%
F#1:0720%
C#m1:0520%
Abm0:4815%
E0:3210%
Emaj70:175%
C#m70:072%
F#maj70:062%

Chord progression, in order

Abm – E – B – F# – Abm – E – B – F# – Emaj7 – B – F# – Ab – Emaj7 – Baug – F#6 – Bmaj7 – Abm – E – B – F#maj7 – Abm – E – B – F# – Abm – E – B – F#aug – Abm7 – E – B – F#maj7 – Abm – B – F#maj7 – Abm – Emaj7 – B – Ab7 – F# – Abm – F# – Abm – Emaj7 – B – Ab7 – F#maj7 – Abm – …