CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Finsterwacht, chord by chord.

Chords of: Finsterwacht by: Saltatio Mortis, Blind Guardian. (D, Dm, C, Bb) 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.

About the chords of “Finsterwacht”

“Finsterwacht” by Saltatio Mortis, Blind Guardian is in D Minor and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 52 different chords across 340 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Dm, C, Bb.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 10:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → E7/G# → Dm → Em7b5/D → D → Dm → D7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D1:4917%
C1:3514%
Dm1:2713%
Bb1:0910%
D70:396%
Bbmaj70:315%
Am0:304%
Am70:213%

Chord progression, in order

Gm – E7/G# – Dm – Em7b5/D – D – C6 – D – Dm – Am – C/D – D – Dm – Am – D – Dm – Am – D7 – C – F/G – Am7 – D – Dm – C/D – D7 – Dm – C – D – Dm – C/D – Dm7 – C – F – C – D – Dm – Fm – Bbm – Fm – Am – Am7 – F6 – Bb – Dm – Fm6 – D – Am – Bbmaj7 – C#aug – …