CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Wish I Had an Angel, chord by chord.

Chords of: Wish I Had an Angel by: Nightwish. (E6, Em, E7, Am) 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 “Wish I Had an Angel”

“Wish I Had an Angel” by Nightwish is in E Minor and runs at about 159 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 39 different chords across 129 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E6, Em, E7, Am.

Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → C/G → D/F# → E7 → Em → F#m7b5/E → G → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 1 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em0:4017%
Am0:2812%
E70:2611%
Dm0:208%
D0:167%
C0:136%
E0:115%
G0:094%

Chord progression, in order

Am – Em – Am – Em – C/G – D/F# – E7 – F – Abmaj7 – Em – F#m7b5/E – G – D – Em – Am – G – D – Cmaj7 – F# – Bm7 – Em – Em7b5/D – C – F#m – G – D – Am – Em – Am – Em – Am – Cmaj7 – G/B – D – Fmaj7 – Em – D/F# – Gmaj7 – Am – C – D – Emaj7 – Bb7/D – Em – Cmaj7 – D – Em – Am – …