Chords of: The Night Comes Down by: Queen. (Em, D, A, D6) 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 Night Comes Down” by Queen is in D Major and runs at about 143 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 102 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, D, A, D6.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → C# → A → F#m → D → G → G/A → D6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:34 | 17% |
| Em | 0:29 | 14% |
| A | 0:19 | 9% |
| D6 | 0:15 | 8% |
| G | 0:15 | 7% |
| Em7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Am | 0:11 | 6% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:10 | 5% |
Am – Em – D – Bm – Dmaj7 – C# – A – F#m – D6 – Dmaj7 – D – G – Cmaj7 – G – D – G/A – D6 – Bm7 – Am – D6 – C# – C#7 – A – D6 – Bbmaj7 – D – D7 – G – A – D – G – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – D – G – A – D – G – D – A/C# – Bm – F#m7 – G6 – F#m7 – Em – A – …
