Chords of: On The Dark Waters by: Amorphis. (A, Am, Amaj7, Dm) 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.
“On The Dark Waters” by Amorphis is in D Minor and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 169 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Am, Amaj7, Dm.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 4:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → A → Am → Amaj7 → A → Amaj7 → Am → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 0:55 | 20% |
| F | 0:30 | 11% |
| G | 0:27 | 10% |
| Dm | 0:24 | 9% |
| Amaj7 | 0:19 | 7% |
| A | 0:12 | 4% |
| C | 0:11 | 4% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:11 | 4% |
Am – Dm – G/A – A – F – D – Am – Dm – A7 – Am – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – Am – C – G6 – Am – F – G6 – Am – C – G6 – Am – Fm – G6 – Amaj7 – C – G7 – Amaj7 – F – G – A – Cmaj7 – G – Amaj7 – F – G – Am – Cmaj7 – G – Am – F – G – A – C – G – Am – F – G6 – …
