Chords of: Heathens by: Twenty One Pilots. (Emaj7, Em, E, Cmaj7) 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.
“Heathens” by Twenty One Pilots is in E Minor and runs at about 89 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 95 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, Em, E, Cmaj7.
Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A7 → Cmaj7 → Em7 → Em → Cmaj7 → Em → Cmaj7 → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cmaj7 | 0:52 | 25% |
| Em | 0:47 | 22% |
| E | 0:31 | 15% |
| C | 0:22 | 11% |
| Am | 0:19 | 9% |
| B | 0:10 | 5% |
| Em7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| A | 0:05 | 2% |
Aaug – A7 – G6 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Em – Cmaj7 – Em – Cmaj7 – Em – C – Am – E – C – D/A – Am – E – Em – C6 – Em – Am – Em – Cmaj7 – Am – Em – A – Cmaj7 – Am – B – Cmaj7 – Am – Em – Cmaj7 – Em – C – Am7 – Em – C – Am – Em – C – Em – Am – Em – Cmaj7 – Am – Em – Em7b5/D – …
