Chords of: Awaken by: Breaking Benjamin. (D, F, Bbmaj7, Dm7) 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.
“Awaken” by Breaking Benjamin is in F Major and runs at about 193 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 89 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, F, Bbmaj7, Dm7.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbmaj7 → D → Dm7 → Bbmaj7 → Dm7 → Bbmaj7 → Dm → Bbmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 0:48 | 22% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:36 | 17% |
| Dm | 0:29 | 13% |
| Dm7 | 0:27 | 13% |
| D | 0:23 | 10% |
| D6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Bb | 0:07 | 3% |
| C | 0:06 | 3% |
Bbmaj7 – D – Ebmaj7 – D – Ebmaj7 – D – C6 – Dm – Dm7 – Gm – Bbmaj7 – Dm7 – G/D – Bbmaj7 – Dm – G6 – Bbmaj7 – Dm – F – Cmaj7 – F – C/D – Dm7 – F – D – Ebmaj7 – Dm – G – Bbmaj7 – Dm – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – F – C/D – Dm7 – F – Bb – F – C – F/C – C – Dm7 – Bb – F – D – Ebmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – D6 – …
