Chords of: Die by the Blade by: Beast in Black. (Emaj7, F#, Ab, Abm) 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.
“Die by the Blade” by Beast in Black is in Ab Minor and runs at about 141 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 144 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, F#, Ab, Abm.
F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → F# → Ebm → Ab → F# → Ab → F# → Ebm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F# | 0:52 | 27% |
| Ab | 0:33 | 17% |
| E | 0:32 | 17% |
| Abm | 0:20 | 10% |
| B | 0:13 | 7% |
| Ebm | 0:11 | 6% |
| E6 | 0:05 | 2% |
| A | 0:04 | 2% |
Ab – Abm – C#m – Abm – E – B – F# – Abm – C#m – B – E – B – F# – Ebm – Ab – E – F# – Ab – B – E – F# – Ebm – Abm – Emaj7 – F# – Abm – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – F# – Ebm – Abm – E – F# – Abm – B – E – F# – Eb – B – Ab – E – F# – Ab – E6 – F#7 – Ab – E – F# – …
