CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Nie wieder schlafen, chord by chord.

Chords of: Nie wieder schlafen by: Silbermond, 1986zig. (Em, A, F#m, A6) 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 “Nie wieder schlafen”

“Nie wieder schlafen” by Silbermond, 1986zig is in E Minor and runs at about 162 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 105 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, A, F#m, A6.

Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → F#m → Gmaj7 → A → G → F#m → Gmaj7 → Bm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bm0:3120%
F#m0:1912%
A0:1711%
Em0:149%
Gmaj70:139%
F#m70:128%
A60:127%
G60:085%

Chord progression, in order

Bm – F#m – F#m7b5 – Gmaj7 – Bm – A – D/F# – G – D/A – F#m – Gmaj7 – Bm – F#m – D/F# – Gmaj7 – Bm – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – Bm – F#m – F#m7b5 – Bm – Em – Bm – A6 – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – Bm – A6 – D/F# – G6 – Bm – A6 – D/F# – G6 – Bm – A – F#m7 – Em – Bm – A – D – Gmaj7 – Bm – A – D/F# – Em – C# – …