Chords of: Pale Morning Star by: Insomnium. (Bm7, Cm, D, 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.
“Pale Morning Star” by Insomnium is in C Major and runs at about 180 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 218 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm7, Cm, D, Dm.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 8:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → C → Cm → Dm7b5/C → Cm → Gm7 → Gm → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 1:08 | 13% |
| D | 0:58 | 11% |
| Dm | 0:56 | 11% |
| Bb | 0:34 | 6% |
| C | 0:33 | 6% |
| Gm | 0:29 | 5% |
| Dm7 | 0:27 | 5% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:19 | 4% |
Cm – C – Gm – Cm – Dm7b5/C – Cm – F – Gm7 – Gm – Cm – Gm – Cm – C7 – Cm – C7 – Cm – C7 – Cm – C7 – Cm7 – Fm – Cm – Fm – Eb – Bb – Fm – C – Fm – Ab6 – Eb – Bb – Fm – Cm – Ab6 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Fm – Cmaj7 – Fm7 – Eb – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Ab6 – Cmaj7 – Ab/Bb – Eb7/G – Bbmaj7 – Ab6 – …
