Chords of: Before You Wake Up by: Adekunle Gold. (F#/C#, F#, E6, E) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Before You Wake Up” by Adekunle Gold is in E Major and runs at about 189 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 91 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#/C#, F#, E6, E.
F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 2:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → E → F# → E → F# → E6 → E → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F# | 1:03 | 37% |
| E6 | 0:40 | 23% |
| E | 0:31 | 18% |
| Emaj7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| Abm7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| F#6 | 0:04 | 2% |
| Ebm7 | 0:04 | 2% |
| Abm | 0:03 | 2% |
E – F# – E – Abm – F# – E – Edim – F# – Ebm – E6 – C#m6 – Gm7b5 – E – B – F# – E6 – F# – E – F# – B – E – F# – E – Emaj7 – F# – Abm7 – E – E6 – F# – Abm – E6 – F# – E6 – F# – Emaj7 – E6 – F# – E6 – F# – Abm – E – Bmaj7 – Bb7/D – E – F#6 – Abm – E – Abm7 – …
