Chords of: The Lightning I, II by: Arcade Fire. (E, D6, A, D) 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.
“The Lightning I, II” by Arcade Fire is in D Major and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 156 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, D6, A, D.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 5:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → C → C7 → Em7b5/D → C → E → E7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:37 | 29% |
| D6 | 0:58 | 17% |
| A | 0:35 | 10% |
| D | 0:28 | 8% |
| F#m7 | 0:19 | 6% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:17 | 5% |
| E7 | 0:15 | 4% |
| C | 0:14 | 4% |
G – C – Eb – C7 – Em7b5/D – C – E – E7 – E – D6 – A – D – F#m7 – E – D6 – A – D – F#m – E – E7 – A – D – E – E7 – A – D – F#m7 – E – E7 – A – Am – D6 – F#m7 – E – D6 – A – Am – D – F#m7 – E – D6 – A – D – F#m – E – D6 – A – D – …
