Chords of: Wake Up by: Arcade Fire. (Amaj7, C, Am, F) 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.
“Wake Up” by Arcade Fire is in C Major and runs at about 133 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Amaj7, C, Am, F.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 5:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C7 → C → Am → C6 → Am → A7 → Am7 → Dm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 2:34 | 44% |
| Am | 0:47 | 13% |
| F | 0:31 | 9% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:23 | 7% |
| F6 | 0:13 | 4% |
| A | 0:13 | 4% |
| Dm | 0:11 | 3% |
| C6 | 0:09 | 3% |
C7 – C – Am – C6 – C – Am – A7 – Am7 – Dm – Fmaj7 – F6 – Fmaj7 – C – A7 – Am – Dm – F – Fmaj7 – F6 – C – G – A – Am – Dm – F – Fmaj7 – F – C – Am – C6 – C – Am – Am7 – Dm – Fmaj7 – F6 – Fmaj7 – C – A – Am – F/A – F – F6 – Gm7 – C – Am – F – C – …
