Chords of: 99 Luftballons by: Nena. (B, E6, E, F#m) 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.
“99 Luftballons” by Nena is in E Major and runs at about 189 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, E6, E, F#m.
E6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → F#m → A → Bm → E → F#m → E6 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E6 | 0:55 | 24% |
| E | 0:42 | 19% |
| A | 0:27 | 12% |
| F#m | 0:24 | 11% |
| B | 0:12 | 5% |
| C#m7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| F# | 0:08 | 3% |
| E/B | 0:07 | 3% |
E – F#m – A – Bm – E – F#m – A – E6 – E – F#m – A – A/B – E – F#m – A – C#m7b5/B – E6 – C#7 – Eb – E6 – E7 – C#7 – E6 – F#6 – E6 – B – C#m7 – B – E6 – Bbm6 – Bmaj7 – E – F# – A – B6 – E – F#7 – A – Baug – E/B – F#m7 – A – E/B – F#m – A – Bmaj7 – E – F# – …
