Chords of: Black Diamond by: Stratovarius. (C#m, A, B, A#m) 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.
“Black Diamond” by Stratovarius is in A Major and runs at about 150 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, A, B, A#m.
C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 5:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → A → B → C#m → A → B → C#m → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m | 2:08 | 38% |
| A | 1:06 | 20% |
| B | 0:58 | 17% |
| A#m | 0:20 | 6% |
| G# | 0:17 | 5% |
| D# | 0:12 | 4% |
| G#7 | 0:08 | 2% |
| F#m | 0:08 | 2% |
C#m – A – B – C#m – A – B – C#m – A – B – C#m – A – B – C#m – A – C#m – A – B – A – B – G# – C#m – A – C#m – A – B – A – B – G# – C#m – A – B – C#m – A – B – C#m – G# – C#m – G# – A – G#7/C – C#m – G#7 – C#m – G# – C#m – G# – A – G#/C – …
