CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Last Ride of the Day, chord by chord.

Chords of: Last Ride of the Day by: Nightwish. (D7, Dm, D, Dm7) 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 “Last Ride of the Day”

“Last Ride of the Day” by Nightwish is in D Major and runs at about 162 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 141 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D7, Dm, D, Dm7.

Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 4:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → D → Dm7 → Dm → D6 → Dm → D → Dm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dm0:5419%
D0:4817%
C0:249%
Dm70:176%
E0:176%
Bbmaj70:124%
F0:124%
Am0:104%

Chord progression, in order

C – D – Dm7 – Cm – Dm – D6 – Dm – C6 – D – C – D – Gm – C – D – C – D – C/D – Dm – Gm7 – C – Dm – C6 – Dm – G6 – Dm6 – Fmaj7 – Dm – C7 – D – Fmaj7 – D – Bb6 – D – Dm – Fmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Dm7 – Em7b5/D – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C – Dmaj7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Am – Gm – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – …