Chords of: Hey Joe (Official Audio) by: The Jimi Hendrix Experience. (Bmaj7, E, E7, C) 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 Joe (Official Audio)” by The Jimi Hendrix Experience is in C Major and runs at about 83 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 123 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, E, E7, C.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm7b5/Eb → Ebmaj7 → E7/G# → E → C → A → E7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:14 | 33% |
| E7 | 0:23 | 10% |
| D | 0:19 | 9% |
| C | 0:19 | 9% |
| G | 0:17 | 8% |
| A | 0:13 | 6% |
| E7/G# | 0:08 | 4% |
| A7 | 0:05 | 2% |
Fm7b5/Eb – Ab7/C – Gmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – E7/G# – A7 – E – Em7 – E – Bm7 – C – G – D – A – E7 – Cmaj7 – G – D – A – E – G/D – E – C – Gmaj7 – D – A7 – E – G/D – E – C – G – D – A7 – E – F#m7b5/E – C – G – D – A – E7 – E – C – G – D – A – E – C – G – …
