Chords of: Night Terror by: Dream Theater. (F, E, Em, Am) 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.
“Night Terror” by Dream Theater is in F Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 84 different chords across 421 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, E, Em, Am.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 9:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Em → Cmaj7 → E → Fmaj7 → E → Abmaj7 → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: beginner-friendly — only 3 chords, all of them common open shapes. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 3:13 | 32% |
| Em | 0:33 | 6% |
| Am | 0:32 | 5% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:19 | 3% |
| B | 0:18 | 3% |
| F | 0:17 | 3% |
| Emaj7 | 0:17 | 3% |
| Bb | 0:15 | 2% |
E – Em – Cmaj7 – Am – E – Bb – B – G – F# – E – F#7/A# – B – G – F# – B/F# – E – Bb – B – G – B/F# – E – B – Cmaj7 – F#7 – Fmaj7 – Fdim – E – Bbdim – E/B – G6 – F#7 – E – Bmaj7 – G6 – F#7 – E – Bbdim – B – G6 – F#7 – E – Cmaj7 – F#7 – Fmaj7 – E – Bb – B7 – G6 – …
