Chords of: The Antikythera Mechanism by: Nightwish. (Em, Dm, 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.
“The Antikythera Mechanism” by Nightwish is in D Major and runs at about 177 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 48 different chords across 216 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, Dm, E, D.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 5:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → E → E7 → Em → E → Em7 → Em → Dm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 1:20 | 23% |
| Dm | 0:45 | 13% |
| D | 0:27 | 8% |
| E | 0:23 | 7% |
| E7 | 0:15 | 4% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:15 | 4% |
| G | 0:14 | 4% |
| Gm | 0:12 | 4% |
E – Edim – Em – Eb – E – Edim – E – Em – D – E7 – Bb6 – Em – Eb – Fmaj7 – Em – Bb – E – Em7 – D – Em – G/D – Dm – G6 – D/A – Am7 – Fdim – Fmaj7 – G/A – Dm – E7 – Am7 – C – Gmaj7 – Em7 – F#m7b5/E – Bm7 – Em – G – D – Em – C – Am – Em – F#m7b5/E – Bm7 – Em – G – D – …
