Chords of: Lux Æterna by: Metallica. (Emaj7, A, A7, Am7) 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.
“Lux Æterna” by Metallica is in A Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 42 different chords across 112 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, A, A7, Am7.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abaug → Gm6 → A → A7/C# → Bbmaj7 → A7 → G6 → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:41 | 20% |
| A7 | 0:33 | 16% |
| Am7 | 0:21 | 10% |
| Bb6 | 0:14 | 7% |
| Gm6 | 0:11 | 6% |
| Em | 0:08 | 4% |
| A7/C# | 0:07 | 4% |
| E | 0:06 | 3% |
Amaj7 – Abaug – Gm6 – A – A7/C# – Bbmaj7 – A7 – D – Am7 – D – G6 – Bm – Amaj7 – C6 – Gm6 – C – Bm7 – Am7 – Gmaj7 – Am – Cm – D – Cm – Bm7 – Fmaj7 – E7 – A7 – Am7 – G6 – Cm – Bm – Am7 – Gmaj7 – C – Bm7 – Am – G – Bm – Am7 – D – Am7b5/G – Cmaj7 – F – E – A7 – A – Bbmaj7 – A – …
