CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Head Held High, chord by chord.

Chords of: Head Held High by: SERA. (C#m, E, A, B) 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 “Head Held High”

“Head Held High” by SERA is in E Major and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, E, A, B.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → A → E → B → C#m → A → E → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E0:5227%
C#m0:5026%
A0:3418%
B0:2614%
B60:063%
A60:042%
Emaj70:042%
C#m70:032%

Chord progression, in order

Cmaj7 – C#m – A – E – B – C#m – A – E – B – C#m – A – E – B – C#m – A – E – B – E – C#m – A6 – E – B – Ebm7 – C#m – A – E – B – E – B6 – C#m – A – E – B – E – B6 – C#m – Amaj7 – E – B – C#m – A6 – Amaj7 – E – B – E – F#6 – A – C#m7 – …