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.
“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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1:18 | 30% |
| E | 0:43 | 16% |
| E6 | 0:33 | 12% |
| F# | 0:33 | 12% |
| Abm7 | 0:28 | 11% |
| Abm | 0:10 | 4% |
| B/D# | 0:08 | 3% |
| B/F# | 0:06 | 2% |
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 – …