Chords of: The First Soldier by: Sabaton. (B, F#, D, B7) 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 First Soldier” by Sabaton is in D Major and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 39 different chords across 130 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, F#, D, B7.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 50% of the 3:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → B7 → B → F# → B → F# → B → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 2 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1:59 | 50% |
| F# | 0:19 | 8% |
| C#m | 0:09 | 4% |
| A | 0:09 | 4% |
| B7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| E | 0:08 | 3% |
| Abm | 0:07 | 3% |
| Emaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
B – B7 – E – B – F#m – E – B – E/B – B7 – B – A – C#m – F# – B – E/B – Abm – E – F# – B – F#/A# – Abm – Emaj7 – C#m – Emaj7 – F# – Emaj7 – F# – Gm7 – Gdim – Abm – C#m – B – F#6 – Abm7 – F# – B – F#m – E – B – E/B – B7 – B – A – C#m – F# – B – E/B – Abm – …
