Chords of: Ýdalir by: Skálmöld. (Am, Em, E, Em7) 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.
“Ýdalir” by Skálmöld is in E Major and runs at about 83 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 148 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, Em, E, Em7.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 5:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Em → E → Em → A → Bbmaj7 → A6 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 1:15 | 22% |
| E | 0:40 | 12% |
| A | 0:32 | 9% |
| Em7 | 0:28 | 8% |
| Amaj7 | 0:18 | 5% |
| Bb | 0:15 | 4% |
| D | 0:14 | 4% |
| G6 | 0:12 | 3% |
E – A/E – Em – E – Am – Em – A – F/A – Bbmaj7 – A6 – F/A – E – Fm – Amaj7 – Am – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – D – Ebaug – Bbm7 – D – Bmaj7 – Bbm – D – B7/D# – Bbm7 – E – Bm – A – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Amaj7 – Fm7 – E – F – Amaj7 – Em7 – G – Em – A – E – Em7 – G – Em – A – E – A6 – Bb6 – …
