OutKast · from Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, 2003
The party anthem in the key of G — the whole song rides one four-chord loop, G, C, D and E, all easy open shapes. Played with no capo, so guitar, piano and bass all use the exact same chords. Every diagram below is sourced live from the chord library.
Open Hey Ya! on the interactive simple bass, hear every chord, and loop the progression.
Play Hey Ya! in the Studio →G major. The entire song loops four chords — G (I), C (IV), D (V) and E (an added major VI that gives the loop its lift). There is no capo, so guitar, piano and bass all play these same chords at the same pitch.
The simplest line follows the root of each chord — G, C, D, E — around the same loop the whole song repeats. With no capo these are the true pitches, identical to what the guitar and piano outline.