About the chords of “Onnen kukkuloilla”

“Onnen kukkuloilla” by Suurimaa is in D Major and runs at about 147 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 115 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#7, Bm, G, D.

Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → D → F# → G → A → Dmaj7 → F# → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 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 frequency

Chord progression, in order

Dmaj7 – Bm – D – Dmaj7 – G/D – F# – Dmaj7 – G – A – Bm – G/B – Bm – C#m7 – Dmaj7 – G/D – F# – F#m7 – G – A – Bm – D – G/D – F# – C#m7 – G – A – D – D6 – E – A – G/A – F#m – Bm – F#m7 – G – D – A – E – A7 – Bm – G – F# – Dmaj7 – Bm – F#m – D – Dmaj7 – G/D – …

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