Chords of: My Hero by: Westlife. (E, B, F#, C#m7) 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.
“My Hero” by Westlife is in E Major and runs at about 161 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 85 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, B, F#, C#m7.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → F# → C#m → E → B → F# → C#m → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 0:54 | 29% |
| F# | 0:39 | 21% |
| C#m7 | 0:30 | 16% |
| E | 0:21 | 11% |
| Emaj7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| C#m | 0:08 | 4% |
| Abm7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| E6 | 0:04 | 2% |
B – F# – C#m – E – F# – B – F# – C#m7 – C#m – E – F# – B – F# – C#m7 – E – Ebm – B – Bmaj7 – F# – B/F# – C#m7 – Emaj7 – B – Bmaj7 – F# – B – C#m7 – Emaj7 – C#m – B – F# – C#m – E – F# – B – F# – C#m7 – E6 – B – F# – C#m7 – E – B – Bmaj7 – F# – B/F# – C#m7 – E – …
