Chords of: The Watcher by: Arch Enemy. (C/Bb, Cmaj7, Bb, B) 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 Watcher” by Arch Enemy is in Bb Major and runs at about 172 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 43 different chords across 140 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C/Bb, Cmaj7, Bb, B.
Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 10% of the 4:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Fm7 → Eb/F → Cmaj7 → B → Eb → C7/E → Fm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A major shapes — the song stays in Bb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cmaj7 | 0:28 | 10% |
| Eb | 0:23 | 8% |
| B | 0:22 | 8% |
| F7 | 0:21 | 7% |
| Bb | 0:19 | 7% |
| Ab | 0:19 | 6% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:16 | 5% |
| G | 0:15 | 5% |
F – C# – Ab – Eb – F – C# – Ab – Eb – F – C# – Fm7 – Eb – F7 – C# – Fm7 – Eb/F – Cmaj7 – Ab – Cmaj7 – B – C#6 – Eb – C#6 – C7/E – F – C#7/E# – Fm7 – Eb – F7 – G7/B – C#maj7 – Ab – Ebmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C# – F7 – Ab – Ebmaj7 – F – C#6 – Ab – Ebmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Abm6 – C7 – B – F7 – …
