Chords of: Heroes by: Tom MacDonald. (D6, A6, D, D7/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.
“Heroes” by Tom MacDonald is in D Major and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 95 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D6, A6, D, D7/F#.
A6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C6 → C#maj7 → Bm7 → Amaj7 → C#maj7 → Am6 → Bm → Ebm7b5. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A6 | 0:53 | 25% |
| D | 0:18 | 8% |
| A | 0:15 | 7% |
| Bm7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| D7/F# | 0:12 | 6% |
| Bm | 0:12 | 5% |
| Am6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| B7 | 0:08 | 4% |
Bm – C6 – C#m7 – C7 – C#maj7 – Cm7b5 – Bm7 – Amaj7 – C#maj7 – F# – Am6 – Bm – Ebm7b5 – D7/F# – B7 – Dmaj7 – F/Eb – B7/D# – Bm – Cmaj7 – A – Cmaj7 – C#m6 – Cm7b5 – Bm7 – Bbaug – G – A6 – B/A – A6 – Bm7 – A6 – Bm – D – A – B – Am6 – C#m – C7 – F#m – Am6 – A – Am – C#m7 – Bbm7b5 – Cm7b5 – Bbm7 – F#dim – …
