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Over The Hills And Far Away – Nightwish: piano chords

Over The Hills And Far Away by Nightwish uses 9 chords in D major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

D major Difficulty: medium

Chords in the song

Chord sheet

Verse 1

Em D Em D Em D C D Em

Verse 2

G Em D Em G D Em C D C D Bm D

Chorus 1

Em G D Em D G C D Em G D Em D G C D

Verse 3

Em G Em D Em G D Em C D C D Bm D

Chorus 2

Em G D Em D G C D Em G D Em D G C D Em G D Cmaj7 D

Interlude 1

C D C D C D Bm D

Chorus 3

Em G D Em D G C D Em G D Em D G C D

Chorus 4

F#m A E F#m E A D E F#m A E F#m E A D E F#m A E F#m E A D E F#m A E F#m E A D E F#m A E F#m E A D E F#m A E F#m E A D E F#m A E F#m E A D E

Chords on the piano

Em

E — bass noteEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
EGB
Practice Em

D

D — bass noteDF♯ — chord toneF♯A — chord toneA
DF♯A
Practice D

C

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneG
CEG
Practice C

G

G — bass noteGB — chord toneBD — chord toneD
GBD
Practice G

Bm

B — bass noteBD — chord toneDF♯ — chord toneF♯
BDF♯
Practice Bm

Cmaj7

C — bass noteCE — chord toneEG — chord toneGB — chord toneB
CEGB
Practice Cmaj7

F#m

F♯ — bass noteF♯A — chord toneAC♯ — chord toneC♯
F♯AC♯
Practice F#m

A

A — bass noteAC♯ — chord toneC♯E — chord toneE
AC♯E
Practice A

E

E — bass noteEG♯ — chord toneG♯B — chord toneB
EG♯B
Practice E

Questions

Which chords does Over The Hills And Far Away by Nightwish use?

Different chords: 9. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Over The Hills And Far Away by Nightwish in?

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

How hard is Over The Hills And Far Away to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (9), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

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