Chords of: Alpenglow by: Nightwish. (Dm, G, Em, C) 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.
“Alpenglow” by Nightwish is in C Major and runs at about 148 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 42 different chords across 207 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm, G, Em, C.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 5:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Gm7 → G → Gm7 → G → Gm7 → G → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:50 | 16% |
| G | 0:45 | 14% |
| C | 0:28 | 9% |
| D | 0:21 | 7% |
| Bm | 0:20 | 6% |
| E | 0:14 | 4% |
| Gm7 | 0:12 | 4% |
| F | 0:11 | 4% |
C – G – Gm6 – Eb/G – Gm7 – Gdim – Eb/G – C/G – G – Am7b5/G – Gm7 – G – Bb6 – F6 – G – Eb – F – Ebmaj7 – C6 – Gm7 – Eb – F – G – Bb6 – F6 – Gm – Eb – F – G – Bbmaj7 – G – Eb – F6 – G – Bbmaj7 – F – G – Eb – F – G – D – Em – E7 – A – E – Em – Bm7 – E – …
