Chords of: 1916 by: Sabaton. (C, A, D, F) 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.
“1916” by Sabaton is in C Major and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 57 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, A, D, F.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 3:27 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → E7 → Dmaj7 → A → E → D/C → A → E6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 0 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:25 | 41% |
| C | 0:25 | 12% |
| D | 0:21 | 10% |
| F | 0:18 | 9% |
| E | 0:18 | 9% |
| G | 0:13 | 6% |
| E6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Bb | 0:05 | 2% |
A – E7 – Dmaj7 – A – E – D/C – E6 – A – E6 – D – A – E6 – Emaj7 – D – A – E – D – A – E – D – A – E6 – E – D – A – E – D – A – E – D – A – E – D – A – E7/G# – C – G – F – C – G – F – C – G – F – C – G – Bb – Bb6 – …
