Chords of: Jólasveinn by: Edda Heiðrún Backman. (G, C, F, D) 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.
“Jólasveinn” by Edda Heiðrún Backman is in C Major and runs at about 132 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 146 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, C, F, D.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 2:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → C → G → C → F → G → F → Dm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:37 | 21% |
| G | 0:31 | 18% |
| F | 0:26 | 15% |
| D | 0:16 | 9% |
| Em | 0:11 | 6% |
| D/F# | 0:10 | 6% |
| Dm | 0:09 | 5% |
| A | 0:09 | 5% |
F – C – Am – Dm – G7 – C – Em – F – Cmaj7 – G – C – Em – F – G – C – Dm7 – C/E – F – Em – C – Dm – C – Dm7 – C/E – F – C/E – Am – Dm – G – C – Cmaj7 – F – G – C – Em – F – G – C – Dm7 – Em – F – C – Dm – C – Dm7 – C/E – F – C/E – …
