Chords of: The Nights by: Avicii. (E, F#, B, Ebm) 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.
“The Nights” by Avicii is in E Major and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 90 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, F#, B, Ebm.
F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C7 → A → Ebm → C#m → Ebm → F#/C# → Ebm7 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F# | 0:59 | 31% |
| B | 0:30 | 16% |
| Ebm | 0:25 | 13% |
| Ebm7 | 0:22 | 12% |
| C# | 0:21 | 11% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| A | 0:04 | 2% |
| F#/C# | 0:04 | 2% |
Ebm7b5 – C#m7b5 – C7 – Eb – A7 – Ebmaj7 – Cmaj7 – A – Ebm – C#m – Ebm – F#/C# – Ebm7 – B – F# – C# – Ebm – Bmaj7 – F# – B – F# – Ebm – B – F# – C# – Ebm7 – C#/G# – B – F# – C# – Ebm7 – F#/C# – B – F# – C# – Ebm7 – B – F# – Ebm7 – C# – B – F# – C# – Ebm7 – Ebm – C# – Ebm – C#maj7 – …
