Chords of: Wasted Energy by: Alicia Keys. (Bm, F#m7, Em7, Em) 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.
“Wasted Energy” by Alicia Keys is in E Minor and runs at about 80 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 104 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm, F#m7, Em7, Em.
F#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 4:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → A7 → Em → F#m7 → Em7 → F#m7 → Em7 → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#m7 | 1:52 | 41% |
| Em7 | 0:49 | 18% |
| Bm | 0:32 | 12% |
| Em | 0:16 | 6% |
| F# | 0:11 | 4% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:09 | 3% |
| F#m | 0:08 | 3% |
| Em6 | 0:07 | 3% |
F# – A7 – G/A – Em – Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm6 – F#m7 – Em7 – F#7/A# – D6 – F#m7 – Em7 – Dmaj7 – B – F#m – F#m7 – Em7 – Bm – E – Bm – F#m7 – B – Em7 – Bm – Em7 – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – B – F#m7 – D – Em6 – F#m – Em7 – Bm – F#m7 – B – F#m7 – D – Em7 – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – Em – Em7 – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – Em7 – F#7/A# – …
