Chords of: Vanilla Twilight by: Owl City. (B, C#, F#, E) 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.
“Vanilla Twilight” by Owl City is in E Major and runs at about 166 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 106 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, C#, F#, E.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → G#m → B → G#m → B → E → B → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 0:52 | 23% |
| C# | 0:46 | 20% |
| F# | 0:34 | 15% |
| E | 0:30 | 13% |
| G#m | 0:12 | 5% |
| A#m | 0:10 | 5% |
| B/F# | 0:09 | 4% |
| B/Eb | 0:09 | 4% |
B – G#m – E/Ab – B – G#m – E/Ab – B – G#m – E – B – E – B – G#m – E – B – E – B – F# – G#m – E – B – E – B – C#m7 – E/B – B – E – B – C#m7 – E – B – G#m – E – B – C#m – E – B – G#m – E – B/F# – C#m7 – E – B/F# – C#m7 – B/Eb – E – F# – E – …
