CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Shoemaker, chord by chord.

Chords of: Shoemaker by: Nightwish. (D, Dm, Em, Bb) 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 “Shoemaker”

“Shoemaker” by Nightwish is in D Minor and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 141 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Dm, Em, Bb.

Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 5:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → D → Dm → Gm → Bb → Em7b5/D → Dm → Bb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: beginner-friendly — only 4 chords, all of them common open shapes. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dm2:1545%
D0:4816%
C0:248%
Em0:134%
Bb0:124%
Gm0:114%
Em7b5/D0:114%
F0:113%

Chord progression, in order

Dm – Bb/D – C6 – Dm – C7 – Dm – C – Dm – C – Dm – C – Gm – Dm – Em7b5/D – C – Dm – D – Dm – C – Dm – C – Dm – C – Gm – Dm – C – Dm – Gm – Dm – Bb – Em7b5/D – Dm – Bb6 – F – C – Bbmaj7 – D – Dm – C – Dm – C6 – Dm – C – Gm – Dm – C7 – Dm – C – …