Chords of: Ascent by: Dimmu Borgir. (Ebm7b5/Db, Bm, D, C#m) 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.
“Ascent” by Dimmu Borgir is in D Major and runs at about 197 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 43 different chords across 219 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebm7b5/Db, Bm, D, C#m.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 12% of the 5:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D7 → D6 → D → D6 → Bbmaj7 → B → Bb → Bbm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:39 | 12% |
| Bb | 0:37 | 12% |
| Bbm | 0:28 | 9% |
| Bm | 0:26 | 8% |
| Dm | 0:20 | 6% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:17 | 5% |
| C#m | 0:16 | 5% |
| B | 0:16 | 5% |
D7 – Ebm – D7 – Ab7 – D7 – Ebm – F#m – Fm – Ebdim – D6 – Ebm – D – Ab – D – Ebm – F#m – Fm – D – Eb – D – Ab7 – D6 – Ebmaj7 – F#m6 – Fm – Bbmaj7 – B – Bm – Bb – B – Abm – Bb – B – Gaug – Bb – Bmaj7 – Ebm7b5/Db – Bbm – B – G – Bb – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – B – G7 – Bbmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – …
