Chords of: Nightmare by: Halsey. (D7, Em, Fmaj7, F) 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.
“Nightmare” by Halsey is in F Major and runs at about 146 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 161 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D7, Em, Fmaj7, F.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m7b5 → F → Am → C → F → Em → Am → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 0:36 | 16% |
| Em | 0:28 | 12% |
| F | 0:23 | 10% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| C6 | 0:18 | 8% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| Em7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| F6 | 0:12 | 5% |
F#m7b5 – F – Eaug – Em7 – Am – C – F – Em – Am – C6 – F – Em – Am – Cmaj7 – F – Em – Am – Cmaj7 – C6 – D – E7/G# – Am – D/A – C6 – F6 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Am – D/A – F6 – E7 – Cmaj7 – Dm7 – C6 – Fmaj7 – E7 – C/E – B7 – Bbmaj7 – B – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Am – G – Cmaj7 – F6 – C/E – D/E – …
