Chords of: Small Town Heroes by: The 2 Johnnies. (G6, E, A, Emaj7) 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.
“Small Town Heroes” by The 2 Johnnies is in C Major and runs at about 156 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 109 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G6, E, A, Emaj7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 3:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb7/G → Bbm7b5/Ab → E → A → E → A6 → E → A6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 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 | 1:16 | 38% |
| A | 0:26 | 13% |
| B | 0:20 | 10% |
| Amaj7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| Emaj7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| F#m7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| A6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Bbm7b5/Ab | 0:08 | 4% |
Eb7/G – Gm – Bbm7b5/Ab – Cmaj7 – E – A – E – Emaj7 – A6 – A – E – A6 – E – A6 – Amaj7 – E – F#m7 – Amaj7 – E – F#m7 – A – B – E – A – B – E – A – B – E – F#m7 – A – E/B – B – E – D – Amaj7 – B7 – E – Amaj7 – E – A – Ab – E – B – E – A – B7 – F# – …