# Wish I Had an Angel – Nightwish: piano chords

Wish I Had an Angel by Nightwish uses 14 chords in G major; difficulty on the piano: medium.

## Chords in the song

[Am/E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [Em](https://pianokitty.com/c/Em), [C](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cmaj), [D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [F#m](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fsharpm), [D/F#](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dmaj), [Am](https://pianokitty.com/c/Am), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [E](https://pianokitty.com/c/Emaj), [Dm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dm), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Gm/D](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Dsus4](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsus4)

## Chord sheet

- Intro 1: Am/E Em Am/E Em C D Em
- Verse 1: Am/E G D Em Am/E G D C F#m Em C F#m G D
- Chorus 1: Am/E Em Am/E Em C G D Am/E Em D/F# G Am C D Em
- Verse 2: Am/E G D C F#m Em C F#m G D
- Chorus 2: Am/E Em Am/E Em C G D Am/E Em D/F# G Am C D Em F D E
- Instrumental 1: Dm C Dm F C
- Bridge 1: Em F G F D Em Bb Em F G F D Dm Gm/D Dm C Dm Gm/D Dm F C Bb Em Dm Bb Em F C
- Interlude 1: Gm/D Dm Gm/D Dm Bb C Dsus4 Dm
- Chorus 3: Am/E Em Am/E Em C G D Am/E Em D/F# G Am C D Em

## Questions

### Which chords does Wish I Had an Angel by Nightwish use?

Different chords: 14. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

### What key is Wish I Had an Angel by Nightwish in?

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

### How hard is Wish I Had an Angel to play on the piano?

Difficulty: medium. The rating counts the different chords (14), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.

[Practice this song](https://pianokitty.com/app?subject=songs&spec=%3Cintro_1%3E+Am%2FE+Em+Am%2FE+Em+C+D+Em+%3Cverse_1%3E+Am%2FE+G+D+Em+Am%2FE+G+D+C+F%23m+Em+C+F%23m+G+D+%3Cchorus_1%3E+Am%2FE+Em+Am%2FE+Em+C+G+D+Am%2FE+Em+D%2FF%23+G+Am+C+D+Em+%3Cverse_2%3E+Am%2FE+G+D+C+F%23m+Em+C+F%23m+G+D+%3Cchorus_2%3E+Am%2FE+Em+Am%2FE+Em+C+G+D+Am%2FE+Em+D%2FF%23+G+Am+C+D+Em+F+D+E+%3Cinstrumental_1%3E+Dm+C+Dm+F+C+%3Cbridge_1%3E+Em+F+G+F+D+Em+Bb+Em+F+G+F+D+Dm+Gm%2FD+Dm+C+Dm+Gm%2FD+Dm+F+C+Bb+Em+Dm+Bb+Em+F+C+%3Cinterlude_1%3E+Gm%2FD+Dm+Gm%2FD+Dm+Bb+C+Dsus4+Dm+%3Cchorus_3%3E+Am%2FE+Em+Am%2FE+Em+C+G+D+Am%2FE+Em+D%2FF%23+G+Am+C+D+Em&seq=inOrder&title=Nightwish+-+Wish+I+Had+an+Angel)

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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.

https://pianokitty.com/songs/nightwish/wish-i-had-an-angel