Chords of: Illuminate the Path by: Arch Enemy. (B7, B, F#, 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.
“Illuminate the Path” by Arch Enemy is in E Minor and runs at about 144 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 88 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B7, B, F#, Em.
B7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 4:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B7 → D → F# → B7 → D7 → F# → B → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| B7 | 2:06 | 45% |
| B | 0:29 | 10% |
| F# | 0:19 | 7% |
| Em | 0:15 | 5% |
| G | 0:12 | 4% |
| A6 | 0:10 | 4% |
| D | 0:10 | 3% |
| B6 | 0:09 | 3% |
B7 – D – F# – C#/B – B7 – D7 – F# – B – Em – C#m7b5/B – A – Gmaj7 – D6 – C#m6 – B7 – Em7 – F# – G – F#m – Em – D – C#m – D – Bm – B7 – D – F# – B7 – Em – A6 – Gmaj7 – D6 – C#m6 – B7 – Em7 – F# – G – F#m – Em – D – C#m – D – B – C# – F#/C# – Amaj7 – A6 – B – …
