Ginnungagap
View chords used in this chart
[Chords in order of appearance]
F 1 3 3 2 1 1
G 3 2 0 0 3 3
Bbm 6 8 8 6 6 6
Db5/Ab x x 6 6 9 x
Eb/Bb x x 8 8 8 x
Ebm x 6 8 8 7 6
Ab 4 6 6 5 4 4
D5 x 5 7 7 x x
C5 x 3 5 5 x x
Bb5 x 1 3 3 x x
A5 x 0 2 2 x x
Gm 3 5 5 3 3 3
D5/A 5 5 7 7 x x
[Flute intro]
e|-----5---4------------|
B|-3-----------5--3-----|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
e|-----5---4-------2-3-5-----|
B|-3-----------5-------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
e|-----5---4-----------8-7-8--7-5-7--5-3-5-----|
B|-3-----------5--3-------------------------5--|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|-----5---4-------2-3-5-----|
B|-3-----------5-------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
e|-----5---4---------------2--4--5--4-----|
B|-3-----------5--3-----3--------------5--|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-----5---4-------2-3-5----8-7-8--7-5-7--5-3-5-----|
B|-3-----------5---------------------------------5--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-----5---4---------------2--4--5--4-----|
B|-3-----------5--3-----3--------------5--|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-----5---4-------2-3-5----8-7-8--7-5-7--5-3-5---|
B|-3-----------5----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5-4-2-5-4-2-4-2-0-------------------------------5--|
D|-0--0--------------------7-5-4-7-5-4-7-5-4-5--4--5--7-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5-4-2-5-4-2-4-2-0--------------------------------|
D|-0--0--------------------7-5-4-7-5-4-7-5-4-5--4---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------7--5---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5-4-2-5-4-2-4-2-0-------------------------------5--|
D|-0--0--------------------7-5-4-7-5-4-7-5-4-5--4--5--7-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5-4-2-5-4-2-4-2-0--------------------------------|
D|-0--0--------------------7-5-4-7-5-4-7-5-4-5--4---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------7--5---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
F G F
This first and elemental flesh
F G F
Both man and woman, falls awake
F G F
From void and darkness, frost and flame
F G F
From sleeping Ymir, a world to make
Bbm Db5/Ab Eb/Bb Ebm
The wordless voice, the scream, the howl
Bbm Ab Bbm
Pure essence fills new earth and sky
Bbm Db5/Ab Eb/Bb Ebm
Ancestral form of myth and legend
Bbm Ab Bbm
Giants, gods to glorify
F G F
Father, mother to them all
F G F
The bleak betrayal comes to pass
F G F
As daughters, sons, bad families
F G F
Are cut from stone to break like glass
[Flute interlude 1]
e|-----5---4---------------2--4--5--4-----|
B|-3-----------5--3-----3--------------5--|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-----5---4-------2-3-5----8-7-8--7-5-7--5-3-5-----|
B|-3-----------5---------------------------------5--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|-----5---4---------------2--4--5--4-----|
B|-3-----------5--3-----3--------------5--|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-----5---4-------2-3-5----8-7-8--7-5-7--5-3-5-----|
B|-3-----------5---------------------------------5--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--3-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5-4-2-5-4-2-4-2-0-------------------------------5--|
D|-------------------------7-5-4-7-5-4-7-5-4-5--4--5--7-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5-4-2-5-4-2-4-2-0--------------------------------|
D|-0--0--------------------7-5-4-7-5-4-7-5-4-5--4---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------7--5---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5-4-2-5-4-2-4-2-0-------------------------------5--|
D|-0--0--------------------7-5-4-7-5-4-7-5-4-5--4--5--7-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5-4-2-5-4-2-4-2-0--------------------------------|
D|-0--0--------------------7-5-4-7-5-4-7-5-4-5--4---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------7--5---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
Bbm Db5/Ab Eb/Bb Ebm
I dream of spaces, empty-ness
Bbm Ab Bbm
Deserts golden, endless dome
Bbm Db5/Ab Eb/Bb Ebm
Dome of blue with white clouds scudding
Bbm Ab Bbm
Folded origami, home
F G F
Home to all creation
F G F
Vistas of foreign lands, we conjure ghosts
F G F
Of pre-birth state, primal recall
F G F
The calm amongst the heavenly hosts
[Flute interlude 2]
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5-4-2-5-4-2-4-2-0-------------------------------5--|
D|-0--0--------------------7-5-4-7-5-4-7-5-4-5--4--5--7-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5-4-2-5-4-2-4-2-0--------------------------------|
D|-0--0--------------------7-5-4-7-5-4-7-5-4-5--4---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------7--5---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5-4-2-5-4-2-4-2-0-------------------------------5--|
D|-0--0--------------------7-5-4-7-5-4-7-5-4-5--4--5--7-----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------5-4-2-5-4-2-4-2-0--------------------------------|
D|-0--0--------------------7-5-4-7-5-4-7-5-4-5--4---------|
A|-------------------------------------------------7--5---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
[Outro]
D5 C5 Bb5
Bb5 A5 Gm
D5/A
How to play Ginnungagap
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is F. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.