Chords of: Lightning at the Gates by: Sabaton. (Cm7, D, Em, 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.
“Lightning at the Gates” by Sabaton is in E Minor and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 160 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7, D, Em, E.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 4:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → D6 → D → D6 → D → E → Em → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:15 | 30% |
| Em | 0:39 | 16% |
| E | 0:34 | 13% |
| G | 0:33 | 13% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:22 | 9% |
| C | 0:15 | 6% |
| D6 | 0:07 | 3% |
| D/F# | 0:05 | 2% |
D – G/D – D6 – G/D – D – G – D6 – G – D – Am7 – G – D – E – G – D – E – Em – Gmaj7 – C – G – D – E – G – D – E – A – E – G – Bm – Em – Gmaj7 – D/F# – Em – Dmaj7 – C – G – Am – D – G – D/F# – Em – D – C – G – D – Am – G – D – …
