Chords of: So Far Away by: Avenged Sevenfold. (C, Em, Cmaj7, Am) 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.
“So Far Away” by Avenged Sevenfold is in C Major and runs at about 150 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 174 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Em, Cmaj7, Am.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 5:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → E7 → D → Em → D → Cmaj7 → D → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 1 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 1:12 | 23% |
| D | 0:49 | 15% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:45 | 14% |
| Am | 0:36 | 11% |
| G | 0:31 | 10% |
| C | 0:23 | 7% |
| E | 0:23 | 7% |
| G/D | 0:06 | 2% |
Em – F#/E – E – Em – F#/E – E7 – G – D – Bm7 – E/F# – C6 – Cmaj7 – Em – F#/E – E – F#7 – G – D – E/B – C6 – Cmaj7 – Cdim – Cmaj7 – D – E7 – Em – G – Am – Em – D – Em – G – Am – C6 – Cmaj7 – D – Em – G – D – Bm – C6 – Cmaj7 – Em – G – D – Bm – E/B – G/A – …
