CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Himnasmiðurinn, chord by chord.

Chords of: Himnasmiðurinn by: Helgi Björnsson. (C#/G#, C#, Ab, 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.

About the chords of “Himnasmiðurinn”

“Himnasmiðurinn” by Helgi Björnsson is in Db Major and runs at about 83 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 112 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#/G#, C#, Ab, F#.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 46% of the 3:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → F#maj7 → C# → Ab → C# → Abmaj7 → Ebm → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#1:4246%
F#0:3215%
Ab0:2712%
Ab60:146%
Fm0:094%
F#60:084%
Ebm70:063%
F#maj70:042%

Chord progression, in order

C# – F#maj7 – Abm – C# – F# – Ab6 – C# – F# – C#maj7 – Ab – C# – F# – C# – F# – Ab – C# – F# – Ab – C# – F# – Ab – C# – F# – Abmaj7 – Ebm – Ab/Eb – Fm – F# – C# – Ab – C# – F# – C# – Ab6 – C# – F# – C# – Ab6 – C# – F# – C# – Ab – C# – F#6 – Ab6 – C# – F# – Ab – …