CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hoppípolla, chord by chord.

Chords of: Hoppípolla by: Sigur Rós. (Bmaj7, B, E, 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.

About the chords of “Hoppípolla”

“Hoppípolla” by Sigur Rós is in E Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, B, E, F#.

B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 4:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm7 → E6 → B → E → B → E/G# → F# → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
B1:1830%
E0:4316%
E60:3312%
F#0:3312%
Abm70:2811%
Abm0:104%
B/D#0:083%
B/F#0:062%

Chord progression, in order

Abm7 – F#/G# – E6 – B – E6 – E – B – Abm7 – E/G# – F# – B/F# – E – Ebm7 – B/D# – E – B – Abm – F# – B/F# – E – Ebm7 – B – E – B – C#m7 – Abm7 – F# – B/F# – E – B/D# – E – B – Abm – B/F# – F# – B – E – B – E – B – Abm7 – F# – B/F# – E – Emaj7 – B – F#m – E – …