Chords of: Fairytale by: Alexander Rybak. (D, Bm, G, E) 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.
“Fairytale” by Alexander Rybak is in D Major and runs at about 93 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 74 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Bm, G, E.
Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 2:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → C#m7 → Fm → Bm → Em7 → F#m → E6 → Bm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bm | 0:42 | 27% |
| G | 0:23 | 15% |
| F#m | 0:22 | 14% |
| E | 0:22 | 14% |
| F# | 0:14 | 9% |
| G6 | 0:08 | 5% |
| Em | 0:07 | 4% |
| Em7 | 0:03 | 2% |
Gm – Abm – C#m7 – Dm7 – E – Fm – Fm7b5/Eb – Bm – Em7 – F#m – E6 – Bm – G – F# – F#m – E – Bm – G – F# – F#m – E – Bm – G – F# – F#m – E – Bm – G – F# – F#m – E – Bm – G6 – F#m – Em – Bm – G6 – F#m – Em – Bm – G – F# – F#m – E – Bm – G – F# – F#m – …
