CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Nirvana, chord by chord.

Chords of: Nirvana by: Tim Schou. (Ebm, Bmaj7, Bbm, F#) 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.

About the chords of “Nirvana”

“Nirvana” by Tim Schou is in Eb Minor and runs at about 98 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 12 different chords across 93 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebm, Bmaj7, Bbm, F#.

Ebm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm → Bbm → Bmaj7 → Ebm → Bbm → Bmaj7 → Bbm7 → Ebm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ebm0:5829%
Bmaj70:3618%
Bbm0:3417%
F#0:2211%
Bbm70:2010%
B0:147%
F#maj70:073%
F#60:042%

Chord progression, in order

Ebm – Bbm – Bmaj7 – F#maj7 – Bbm7 – Ebm – Bbm – Bmaj7 – F# – Bbm7 – Ebm – Bbm – Bmaj7 – F#maj7 – Ebm – Bbm7 – B – F# – Bbm7 – Ebm – Bbm – Bmaj7 – F# – C#/E# – Ebm – Bbm – B – F# – C#6 – Ebm – Bbm – Bmaj7 – F#maj7 – Bbm7 – Ebm – Bbm – Bmaj7 – F# – Ab6 – F#maj7 – Ebm – Bbm – Bmaj7 – F#maj7 – Ebm – Bbm7 – B – F# – …