CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Insomnia, chord by chord.

Chords of: Insomnia by: Jelena Karleuša. (Em7, Em, D, E7) 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 “Insomnia”

“Insomnia” by Jelena Karleuša is in D Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 119 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7, Em, D, E7.

Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E7 → Em7 → Em → Em7 → Em → E → Em → D. 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 — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em0:5222%
D0:4921%
Em70:2611%
E70:2210%
E0:167%
D60:146%
Gmaj70:104%
Cmaj70:084%

Chord progression, in order

Em6 – E7 – Em6 – F#7 – Em7 – D – Em7 – F#m7b5/E – E – Em – F#7 – E7 – Em – Bm – Em – E7 – Em7 – E – Em – E – Em – D – C7 – D6 – Em – D – C7 – D6 – Am – Cmaj7 – D – Em7 – D – Cmaj7 – D – Em – D – Em7 – D – Cmaj7 – D – Em – Em7 – C – Am – D6 – Em – D6 – …