Chords of: Tribal by: Nightwish. (Abm7b5/Gb, Dm, D, Dmaj7) 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.
“Tribal” by Nightwish is in C Minor and runs at about 196 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 77 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7b5/Gb, Dm, D, Dmaj7.
Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Daug → Am → D → Dmaj7 → D7 → D → Em7b5/D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dm | 0:59 | 25% |
| D | 0:36 | 15% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:29 | 12% |
| Emaj7 | 0:19 | 8% |
| Em7b5/D | 0:12 | 5% |
| Dm7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Gm | 0:09 | 4% |
| E7 | 0:07 | 3% |
D – Daug – Dmaj7 – Am – Daug – D – Dm – Dmaj7 – D7 – Daug – D – Dm7 – Em7b5/D – Faug – E7 – Dm – Bb7/D – Dm7 – D/E – Dm – Abm – Am – G – Dm – E7/G# – Bb – C7/E – Dm – Em7b5/D – D7 – Dm – Bb/D – Dm7 – C7/E – Dm – Abm – Am – G – Dm – E7/G# – Bb – Dm – Em7b5/D – Dmaj7 – D7 – Bb7/D – Dm6 – Dmaj7 – …
