Chords of: With Arms Wide Open by: Creed. (Em7, C, Am7, G/B) 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.
“With Arms Wide Open” by Creed is in C Major and runs at about 137 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 102 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7, C, Am7, G/B.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → C → Cmaj7 → Am7 → G/A → Cmaj7 → G/B → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:45 | 20% |
| Am7 | 0:31 | 14% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| G/B | 0:18 | 8% |
| Am | 0:15 | 7% |
| D7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| E7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| A | 0:10 | 4% |
Cmaj7 – C – Cmaj7 – Am7 – G/A – Am7 – Cmaj7 – G/B – Am7 – G/A – C6 – Em7 – C – B – G/B – Am7 – D/A – Am7b5/G – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – C – E – E7 – Cmaj7 – D7 – C – G/B – Am7 – C – Baug – Cmaj7 – G/B – Am7 – D/E – C – G/B – Am7 – G6 – Am7 – F – Dm6 – C – E7 – Cmaj7 – D6 – D7 – C6 – F – …
