CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Nirvana, chord by chord.

Chords of: Nirvana by: Aya Nakamura. (F#, C#m7, F#m, F#m7) 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 “Nirvana”

“Nirvana” by Aya Nakamura is in Db Major and runs at about 107 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 78 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, C#m7, F#m, F#m7.

C#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 2:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm7b5 → C#m7 → Bm6 → C#m7 → F#m → C#m7 → C#m → F#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m70:5135%
F#m0:2719%
C#m0:1611%
F#m70:139%
Bm60:075%
Bm70:064%
A/C#0:043%
Bm0:032%

Chord progression, in order

Ebm7b5 – C#m7 – Bm6 – C#m7 – A – F#m – C#m7 – Bm7 – E/D – C#m – F#m7 – C#m7 – D6 – C#m7 – F#m – C#m7 – E – Bm6 – C#m – F#m – C#m7 – E/B – C#m – F#m7 – F#m – C#m7 – D6 – C#m7 – C#m – F#m7 – C#m7 – A/C# – C#m7 – Bm7 – C#m – F#m – C#m7 – Bm7 – F#m7 – F#m – C#m7 – F#m – C#m – F#m – C#m7 – Bm – C#m – A/C# – …