Ho Hey

How to play Ho Hey by The Lumineers on guitar

These are the sounding chords. With a capo on fret 3 you play A, F#m, E, D, the shapes the player above shows.

Ho Hey is a great beginner song because it stays upbeat, catchy, and easy to loop once you get the feel. You can focus on steady changes and sing along without having to manage a lot of different harmony, so it feels relaxed and satisfying to play.

You only need open shapes here - C, Am, G, and F - so there are no barre chords to worry about. The main thing to watch is the quick back-and-forth between C and Am, since that opening move keeps coming up and sets the pattern for the rest of the song.

Start by practicing C to Am slowly until the switch feels clean, then add G and F one at a time. Once your fingers know the shapes, loop the full cycle with a simple steady pulse, then bring it up to the song tempo and keep the changes smooth.

Use the play-along above to follow each chord change in time with the music, or learn the shapes first with the chord diagrams below.