CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Lanternlight, chord by chord.

Chords of: Lanternlight by: Nightwish. (Faug, Em, E, D) 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.

About the chords of “Lanternlight”

“Lanternlight” by Nightwish is in C Major and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Faug, Em, E, D.

Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 6:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Gmaj7 → G → Em → Am → G/B → C → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em1:0518%
E0:4713%
D0:3911%
C0:3710%
G0:247%
C60:175%
Dm0:164%
G/B0:154%

Chord progression, in order

G – Gmaj7 – C – G – C – Em – Am – A7 – G/B – C – D – G/D – D – Em7 – C6 – D – Bm – Em – G – C – G – C – G – Em – A – Am7 – G/B – Cmaj7 – D – Em7 – C6 – D – Bm – E – Em – Bbmaj7 – Bb/D – Gm6 – F6 – Bb/F – C – Bbmaj7 – Gm6 – Bbmaj7 – A – Dm – Gm6 – Dm – …