Chords of: Wake Me Up by: Avicii. (Bm, D, Dmaj7, Gmaj7) 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 Me Up” by Avicii is in D Major and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 180 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm, D, Dmaj7, Gmaj7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 4:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Dmaj7 → D → Bm → B → D → Bm → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:24 | 35% |
| Bm | 1:21 | 33% |
| G | 0:37 | 15% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| A | 0:05 | 2% |
| G6 | 0:03 | 1% |
| A6 | 0:03 | 1% |
| D6 | 0:03 | 1% |
Bm – G – D – Bm – G – D – Bm – G6 – D – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – Bm – G – D – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – Bm – G – D – Bm – G – D – G/D – Bm7 – G – Dmaj7 – Bm – G6 – D – F#m – Bm – G6 – D – A6 – Bm7 – G – D – Bm – G – D – Bm – G – D – Bm – G – D – …
