CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Fairytale (Live), chord by chord.

Chords of: Fairytale (Live) by: Alexander Rybak. (Ebmaj7, Dm, Gm7, Am) 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 “Fairytale (Live)”

“Fairytale (Live)” by Alexander Rybak is in G Minor and runs at about 108 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 94 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebmaj7, Dm, Gm7, Am.

Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → Gm7 → Am → Dm7 → Gm → Am → D → Dm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in G Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dm0:3017%
Gm70:2413%
Am0:2011%
Am70:1911%
Dm70:1810%
Bbmaj70:1810%
Gm0:127%
Bb0:106%

Chord progression, in order

Dm – Gm7 – Am – Dm7 – Gm – Am – Gm – D – Am7 – D – Dm – Gm7 – Bb – Am7 – Dm7b5 – Dm – Gm7 – Bb – Fmaj7 – C – Dm7 – Gm6 – Dm – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Dm7 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Am – Dm7 – Gm7 – Daug – Am – Gm – D – Am7 – Dm7 – Gm – Am – D – Dm – C/G – Gm – Bb – Am7 – Dm7b5 – Dm – …