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 piano, 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.
Yes. Hey Ya! is played with no capo in the key of G, so there's no transposition — the piano plays the same G, C, D and E the guitar does. Stabbed as short block chords, they drive the same bouncing loop that runs through the whole track.