Chords of: 1916 by: Sabaton. (C, A, D, 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.
“1916” by Sabaton is in C Major and runs at about 91 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 138 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, A, D, E.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 7:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm7b5/Ab → A → E7 → Dmaj7 → A → E → D/C → A. 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 | 2:31 | 34% |
| C | 1:10 | 16% |
| D | 0:44 | 10% |
| E | 0:38 | 9% |
| F | 0:34 | 8% |
| G | 0:19 | 4% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:10 | 2% |
| E6 | 0:09 | 2% |
Bbm7b5/Ab – A – E7 – Dmaj7 – A – E – D/C – E6 – A – E6 – D – A – C#m7 – Emaj7 – Dmaj7 – A – E – D – A – E – Dmaj7 – A – E6 – D – A – E – D – A – E – D – A – E – D – A – Amaj7 – C – G – F – C – G – F – C – G – F – C – G – Bb – Gm – …
