CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Painajaiset, chord by chord.

Chords of: Painajaiset by: Nikke Ankara. (A7, C, Em7, 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 “Painajaiset”

“Painajaiset” by Nikke Ankara is in C Major and runs at about 135 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 98 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7, C, Em7, Am.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → C → Em7 → Am → Cmaj7 → C → G → Dm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C0:5528%
Em70:3316%
Am0:2512%
Fmaj70:2110%
Am70:147%
Cmaj70:105%
G0:073%
Dm70:063%

Chord progression, in order

Am – Dm – C – Em7 – Am – Cmaj7 – D7 – C – G – C6 – Dm7 – C#maj7 – Cm7 – G – Dm7 – C – Em7 – Am7 – D/A – Fmaj7 – C – Em7 – Fmaj7 – C – Em7 – Am – C – D/E – G – Am – C – G6 – Am – F – Cmaj7 – E – C – Am – C – Em7 – Am7 – C – G6 – Am7 – C – Em7 – Am7 – Fmaj7 – …