Chords of: Wake Me Up by: Avicii. (D, Bm, D6, Dmaj7) 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 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 193 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Bm, D6, Dmaj7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 4:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Bm7 → D → D6 → D → Bm7 → Dmaj7 → Bm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 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 | 1:19 | 29% |
| Bm | 1:17 | 28% |
| G | 0:40 | 15% |
| D6 | 0:23 | 8% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:17 | 6% |
| G6 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Bm7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| Cm7b5/Bb | 0:07 | 3% |
Bm – G – D – A – Bm – G – D – F#m – Bm – G – D – Bm7 – D – Bm – Dm6 – D – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – D – Bm – D6 – A7 – D – Bm7 – G/D – D – Bm – A6 – G – A – D – Bm7 – G – Dmaj7 – A – Bm – G6 – Dmaj7 – Bm – G6 – D – A – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – D – Bm – G – Dmaj7 – …
