Chords of: Slaying The Dreamer by: Nightwish. (D, D7, A, F) 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.
“Slaying The Dreamer” by Nightwish is in F Major and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 50 different chords across 135 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, D7, A, F.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 4:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → Bbmaj7 → A → Bb6 → E7 → A7 → D → F6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:38 | 14% |
| D7 | 0:36 | 13% |
| F | 0:26 | 9% |
| E7 | 0:20 | 7% |
| A7 | 0:19 | 7% |
| D | 0:15 | 6% |
| E | 0:13 | 5% |
| C | 0:12 | 4% |
Bm7b5/A – Fm – A – Bbmaj7 – A – Bb – C7 – A – Bb6 – E7 – F – G7 – E7 – F7 – G7 – A7 – D – F6 – C – A7 – D – F – C – A – C – D – E – C – G – Em7b5/D – F – Cmaj7 – E – F – G7 – E – Fmaj7 – E7 – F6 – A – Bm7b5/A – A7 – D – F – C – Am7 – D – E – …
