CHORD LIBRARY

Play along The Hype, chord by chord.

Chords of: The Hype by: Twenty One Pilots. (E, D, Dmaj7, Bmaj7) 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 “The Hype”

“The Hype” by Twenty One Pilots is in D Major and runs at about 174 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 144 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, D, Dmaj7, Bmaj7.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 4:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → E → D → E → Bm → E → D → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E2:0045%
D0:4617%
A0:259%
Amaj70:135%
Dmaj70:125%
D60:114%
Bmaj70:093%
A60:083%

Chord progression, in order

D – A – E – D – A – E – B7 – C#7 – Bm – A – E – C#7 – D – A – E – B7 – C#7 – Bm – A – E – D – Amaj7 – Abmaj7 – C# – Dmaj7 – A – E – D – A6 – E – E6 – D – A – D6 – E – D – A6 – E – D6 – A6 – E – D6 – Amaj7 – Bmaj7 – E/B – D6 – Amaj7 – E – …