Chords of: Nights In White Satin by: The Moody Blues. (Em, D, C, A) 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.
“Nights In White Satin” by The Moody Blues is in C Major and runs at about 81 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 98 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, D, C, A.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 4:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Em → D → Em → D → Em → D → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 0 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 1:23 | 33% |
| D | 1:02 | 24% |
| C | 0:43 | 17% |
| A | 0:21 | 8% |
| G | 0:15 | 6% |
| F | 0:14 | 5% |
| B7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| Em7 | 0:05 | 2% |
D – Em – D – Em – D – Em – A/G – D – C – G – F – Em – D – Em – D – C – G – F – Em – A – C – Em – D – Em – D – Em7 – D – Em – D – C – G – F – Em – D – Em – D – C – G – F – Em – A – C – Em – D – Em – D – Em – D – …
