CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Prisoner, chord by chord.

Chords of: Prisoner by: Era Istrefi. (A, Am, Dm7, Dm) 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.

About the chords of “Prisoner”

“Prisoner” by Era Istrefi is in D Minor and runs at about 149 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 94 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Am, Dm7, Dm.

Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 3:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F/C → C/E → Am → Dm → Am → Dm → Am → Dm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Am1:3644%
Dm70:3516%
Dm0:2913%
C/E0:094%
Em70:084%
Em0:073%
Am70:073%
F/C0:063%

Chord progression, in order

F/C – C/E – Dm – Am – Dm – Am – Cmaj7 – Am – Dm – Am – Dm – Am – Dm – D7 – Am – Dm – A/G – G – Am – Dm7 – Am – Dm7 – E7 – Dm7 – C/E – Em7 – Am – Dm7 – C/D – Am – C/D – Am7 – Em7 – Am – Dm – Em – Am – Dm7 – Am – Dm – Am – Dm7 – Am – Dm7 – G – Am – Dm7 – Am – …