# Élan – Nightwish: piano chords

Élan by Nightwish uses 27 chords in F major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [C7/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/C7), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Dsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus2), [Gm/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [C/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [Bbsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpsus2), [Csus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csus4), [Bm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Bm), [A/C#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [A](https://pianokitty.com/c/Amaj), [Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Bbm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpm), [Dbsus2](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpsus2), [Db](https://pianokitty.com/c/Csharpmaj), [Ab/Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Eb/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Fm/Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm), [Eb/G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm)

## Chord sheet

- Verse 1: Dm F C7/E Dm Bb F C Dm F C7/E F Gm Bb C Dm F C7/E Dm Bb F C Dm F C7/E F Gm Bb C Dm Dsus2 Dm Gm/D F C/E
- Chorus 1: Dm F C Gm Dm Bbsus2 C Bb C Dm F C Gm Dm Bbsus2 F C
- Interlude 1: Dm F C Dm C Dm Bb C
- Verse 2: Dm F C7/E Dm Bb F C Dm F C7/E F Gm Bb C Dm F C/E Gm Dm Bb F C Dm F C/E Bb F Gm Bb C Dm Dsus2 Dm Gm/D F C/E
- Chorus 2: Dm F C Gm Dm Bbsus2 C Bb C Dm F C Gm Dm Bbsus2 F C
- Interlude 2: Dm Csus4 C Gm Dm F Csus4 C Gm
- Bridge 1: Bm A/C# Em Bm D A Em Fm Ab Eb Bbm Fm Dbsus2 Eb Db Eb Fm Ab Eb Bbm Fm Dbsus2 Ab Eb
- Outro 1: Fm Ab/Eb Eb/Bb Bbm Fm/Ab Eb/G Fm Ab/Eb Db Cm Eb Eb/Bb Fm

## Questions

### Which chords does Élan by Nightwish use?

Different chords: 27. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Élan by Nightwish in?

The chords fit F major. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

### How hard is Élan to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (27), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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