Chords of: The Day That Never Comes by: Metallica. (Emaj7, Eb, F#, Ab) 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.
“The Day That Never Comes” by Metallica is in Db Minor and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 51 different chords across 310 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, Eb, F#, Ab.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 9:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Emaj7 → Ebm7 → Eb → Ab → F#6 → Eb → Ab/Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1:30 | 15% |
| Ebm | 0:47 | 8% |
| Ab | 0:45 | 8% |
| F# | 0:39 | 7% |
| Abm | 0:33 | 6% |
| Eb7 | 0:33 | 6% |
| F#6 | 0:31 | 5% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:31 | 5% |
Ab – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – Eb – Ab – Emaj7 – F#6 – Eb – Ab/Eb – Ebm – Eb7 – Ebm – Ab/Eb – Ebm – Eb7 – Ebmaj7 – Ab/Eb – Ebm – Eb7 – Eb – Abm – Eb – Abm – Bmaj7 – F#maj7 – Abm – Ebm – C# – Abm – F#/G# – F#6 – Bbm7 – Abm – F#/G# – F#6 – Bbm7 – Abm – C#m7 – Abm – Ebm – Bbm7 – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – C# – B6 – Emaj7 – Ab – F#/G# – …
