Chords of: Wake Up by: Brass Against. (D, D7, D6, G7) 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 Up” by Brass Against is in D Major and runs at about 84 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 46 different chords across 196 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, D7, D6, G7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 5:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Em → D7 → Dm → D7 → D → Dm → C#. 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 — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:47 | 30% |
| D7 | 1:09 | 19% |
| G7 | 0:21 | 6% |
| F6 | 0:21 | 6% |
| D6 | 0:20 | 5% |
| C | 0:11 | 3% |
| Dm7 | 0:11 | 3% |
| Dm | 0:09 | 2% |
D – Em – D7 – E7 – Dm – D7 – F6 – E – D7 – F – E – D7 – F6 – E – D7 – E – F – G/D – D7 – E – D – C7 – Dm7 – E – D7 – F6 – E7 – D – Dm – C6 – C# – Dm7 – C7 – C# – Dm7 – C – C# – D7 – C7 – C# – Dm7 – C – C# – F6 – E7 – F/C – C#6 – Dm6 – …
