Chords of: Hippocampus Serenade by: Stian Carstensen. (D, D6, Gm6, Em7b5) 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.
“Hippocampus Serenade” by Stian Carstensen is in D Major and runs at about 111 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 68 different chords across 233 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, D6, Gm6, Em7b5.
D6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 11% of the 7:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D6 → C7 → D7 → Cmaj7 → Bb6 → Dm6 → D6 → Dm6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D6 | 0:47 | 11% |
| D | 0:36 | 8% |
| Gm6 | 0:27 | 6% |
| Dm6 | 0:18 | 4% |
| A | 0:17 | 4% |
| Em7b5/D | 0:14 | 3% |
| Em7b5 | 0:13 | 3% |
| Gm | 0:12 | 3% |
D6 – Am7b5/G – D7 – C7 – D7 – C – D6 – Cmaj7 – Dm7b5 – Bb6 – Aaug – Bm7b5/A – A7 – Dm – A7 – Aaug – Dm6 – D6 – E/D – A6 – Dm6 – E – D6 – Em7b5/D – Dm7b5 – D6 – A – B – Dmaj7 – G/A – B/A – F – Dm6 – C#7/E# – B – A – Dmaj7 – Dm7 – C – Dm6 – G6 – F#m – D – Am – Bm – G6 – Gm7 – Fmaj7 – …
