Chords of: Fairytale by: Alexander Rybak. (C7/E, Dm7, Am7, Bbmaj7) 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 Minor and runs at about 108 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 86 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C7/E, Dm7, Am7, Bbmaj7.
Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbmaj7 → Gm7 → Am → Gm6 → Dm7 → Gm → Am → D7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm7 | 0:38 | 21% |
| Am7 | 0:22 | 12% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:21 | 12% |
| Am | 0:17 | 9% |
| Gm7 | 0:16 | 9% |
| Em7b5/D | 0:12 | 6% |
| D7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| Gm6 | 0:10 | 5% |
Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – Am – Gm6 – Dm7 – Gm – Am – D7 – Dm7 – Gm7 – Am7 – Dm7 – Gm7 – Bb – F/A – C – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Dm7 – Gm6 – Bbmaj7 – Am – Dm7 – Em7b5/D – Am – D7 – Am7 – Dm7 – Em7b5/D – Am – D7 – Bb7/D – C/G – Gm – Bb – Am7 – Dm7 – Gm7 – Bb – Am7 – Dm7 – Em7b5/D – C7 – Fmaj7 – A – Bb7/D – Gm6 – …
