Chords of: Midnight Messiah by: Dream Theater. (C, Cm, Cm7, C7) 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.
“Midnight Messiah” by Dream Theater is in C Major and runs at about 135 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 73 different chords across 298 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Cm, Cm7, C7.
C7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 11% of the 7:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Abmaj7 → Cm → Abmaj7 → Cm → Cm7 → Ab → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C7 | 0:52 | 11% |
| Cm7 | 0:49 | 11% |
| Cm | 0:45 | 10% |
| C | 0:26 | 6% |
| Dm | 0:25 | 5% |
| Gm | 0:22 | 5% |
| Ab | 0:21 | 5% |
| Eb6 | 0:21 | 5% |
Cm – Cdim – F7 – Cm – Ab – Cdim – Cm – Cdim – F7 – Cm – Ab – F7/A – Eb6 – Cm – Abmaj7 – Cdim – Cm – Cdim – F7 – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Am7b5 – Eb/Bb – Cm – F#6 – Fm7 – Cm – Ab – F#6 – Cm – F#6 – Fm7 – Cm – Ab – F7/A – Bbmaj7 – Cm7 – F# – F7 – Ab – Ebm6 – Cm – Cdim – F7/A – Ab – Am7b5 – Bb7 – C7 – …
