CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Father, chord by chord.

Chords of: Father by: Kim Wigaard. (Em, F#m7, A, 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.

About the chords of “Father”

“Father” by Kim Wigaard is in E Major and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 124 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, F#m7, A, E.

A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → D → A → E6 → F#m → D → Amaj7 → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
A0:4521%
E0:3918%
F#m70:3818%
D60:2311%
F#m0:157%
D0:157%
A/E0:105%
Amaj70:063%

Chord progression, in order

E – F#m – D – F#m – A – E6 – F#m – D – F#m – Amaj7 – E – F#m – D – A6 – E – F#m – D – Amaj7 – E – D6 – Em – A – F#m7 – E – A/E – D6 – E – A – F#m7 – C#m – E – F#m7 – A – E – A – F#m7 – D6 – A – E – F#m7 – A – C#m – F#m7 – D6 – A – E – F#m7 – D – …