5 distinct chords · 51 changes · 2:24 long
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- B
- E
- F♯
- A
- C♯m
What you are playing
Chords for för hjältarna i blåa ränder (sektion b), laid out across its 2:24 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in E major. It leans on barre chords — with a capo on fret 2 the same song becomes A D E G Bm, which sits easier under the hand. Every one of its 5 chords is a plain triad, so three notes under the right hand covers the whole song.
Play it in another key
The same song, moved. Every row is för hjältarna i blåa ränder (sektion b) shifted by that many semitones — useful when the recording sits too high or too low for your voice. The chords keep their relationships, so the song is unchanged apart from its pitch.
| Shift | Key | Chords |
|---|---|---|
| B major | F♯BC♯EG♯m | |
| C major | GCDFAm | |
| C♯ major | G♯C♯D♯F♯A♯m | |
| D major | ADEGBm | |
| D♯ major | A♯D♯FG♯Cm | |
| E major | BEF♯AC♯m | |
| F major | CFGA♯Dm | |
| F♯ major | C♯F♯G♯BD♯m | |
| G major | DGACEmall open | |
| G♯ major | D♯G♯A♯C♯Fm | |
| A major | EABDF♯m | |
| A♯ major | FA♯CD♯Gm |
On a guitar there is a shortcut in one direction: transpose down by n and put a capo on fret n, and you are back at the original pitch while playing the easier shapes. That is what the capo line above is doing.
