CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Ho Hey, chord by chord.

Chords of: Ho Hey by: The Lumineers. (C6, C, F, Am) 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 “Ho Hey”

“Ho Hey” by The Lumineers is in C Major and runs at about 158 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 81 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C6, C, F, Am.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 71% of the 2:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Am → C → Am → C → Am → C → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C1:4671%
F0:1611%
Am0:106%
Am70:074%
G60:032%
C/G0:032%
G0:032%
C60:021%

Chord progression, in order

F – C – F – C – F – C – F – C – F – C – F – C – F/G – C – F – C – Am – G6 – F – C – F – C – F – C – F – C – F – C – F – C – Am – G6 – F – C – Am – C – Am – G – C/G – F – C – F – C – F – C – F – C – F – …