Chords of: The Phantom of the Opera by: Nightwish. (G, Cm, Eb, Fm) 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 Phantom of the Opera” by Nightwish is in C Minor and runs at about 134 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 43 different chords across 113 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Cm, Eb, Fm.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Fm → Bb → Cm → Fm → Cm → Abmaj7 → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 0:47 | 17% |
| Eb | 0:33 | 12% |
| Fm | 0:26 | 9% |
| C# | 0:13 | 5% |
| Dm | 0:12 | 5% |
| Gm | 0:12 | 4% |
| C | 0:12 | 4% |
| G | 0:12 | 4% |
Cm – Fm – Bb – Cm – Fm – Eb/F – Bb – Cm – Abmaj7 – Eb/Bb – Bb – Cm – Abm – Cm – C – Cm – Bb – A – Ab – A – Bbmaj7 – C – Bbmaj7 – Ab – Abm6 – Amaj7 – F – Bbm – Eb – Fm – Bbm – Eb – Fm – C#maj7 – Eb – Fm – C#m – F – Emaj7 – Dm – C# – C – Dm – Gm – C – Dm – Gm7 – Cmaj7 – …
