Chords of: Wasted Energy (Official Audio) by: Alicia Keys. (Em7, F#m7, Em, Bm) 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 (Official Audio)” by Alicia Keys is in E Minor and runs at about 80 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7, F#m7, Em, Bm.
F#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 4:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → Bbaug → Em → Bbm6 → F#m7 → Em7 → F#m7 → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 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 | 1:23 | 32% |
| Em7 | 0:54 | 21% |
| Em | 0:25 | 10% |
| Bm | 0:18 | 7% |
| F#m | 0:16 | 6% |
| F# | 0:10 | 4% |
| D | 0:10 | 4% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
F# – Bbaug – A – Gmaj7 – Em – Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm6 – F#m7 – Em7 – F#m7 – Em7 – D – B – F#m – F#m7 – Bm – E – F#m7 – B – Em7 – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – B – F#m – D – Em6 – D – Bm – F#m7 – B/F# – F#m7 – D – Em7 – F# – Gm – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – Em – F#m7b5/E – Gm – A7/C# – F#m7 – Em7 – F#7/A# – D – F# – Emaj7 – Daug – …
