Chords of: The Final Countdown by: Erik Grönwall. (F#, F#m, Bm, E) 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.
“The Final Countdown” by Erik Grönwall is in E Major and runs at about 85 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 85 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, F#m, Bm, E.
F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → F#m → D/F# → Bm → F#m → D → F#m → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#m | 1:03 | 29% |
| Bm | 0:27 | 13% |
| D | 0:23 | 11% |
| E | 0:23 | 11% |
| C# | 0:11 | 5% |
| C#m | 0:09 | 4% |
| A | 0:09 | 4% |
| F# | 0:09 | 4% |
F# – F#m – D/F# – Bm – F#7 – F#m – Bm – D – F#m – C#m – A – D – E – A – C#m – F#m – E/F# – D – C#m – E – F#m – D – Bm – Abm7b5/Gb – F#m – D/F# – Bm – E/F# – F#m7 – Ab – F#m – Bm7 – F#m – C#m – A – D – E – A – E/G# – F#m – F#m7 – D – C#m – Amaj7 – E – Amaj7 – Abm – F#m – …
