Chords of: If Darkness Had a Son by: Metallica. (Emaj7, E, E7, 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.
“If Darkness Had a Son” by Metallica is in F Major and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 51 different chords across 264 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, E, E7, F.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 6:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → E7 → Em6 → Fdim → Abmaj7 → Em → E → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E | 2:09 | 31% |
| Emaj7 | 0:40 | 10% |
| E7 | 0:31 | 8% |
| F | 0:23 | 6% |
| Em | 0:23 | 6% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:21 | 5% |
| G6 | 0:15 | 4% |
| D | 0:12 | 3% |
Emaj7 – E7 – Em6 – Fdim – Abmaj7 – Em – Eaug – E – E7 – Cmaj7 – E – Em7 – Eaug – E – Em7 – Cmaj7 – E – Bm7 – E – Em7b5 – Fmaj7 – Em7b5 – E – Em7b5 – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Em – Fmaj7 – Em7b5 – E – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – E – Em7b5 – Fmaj7 – E7 – Fmaj7 – Em7b5 – E – Fmaj7 – Em7b5 – E – Bm7b5 – E7 – E – F – E – F – …
