Chords of: The Alien by: Dream Theater. (E, Em, C, Am7) 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.
“The Alien” by Dream Theater is in C Major and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 67 different chords across 314 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Em, C, Am7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 9:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → G6 → F#7 → Gmaj7 → Cmaj7 → Bb → Em → F#7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:19 | 14% |
| Em | 0:44 | 8% |
| C | 0:44 | 8% |
| F | 0:32 | 6% |
| Am7 | 0:29 | 5% |
| Bb | 0:25 | 4% |
| Am | 0:24 | 4% |
| E7 | 0:21 | 4% |
E – G6 – F#7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bb – Em – F#7 – C – Am – Em – F#7 – C – A – E7 – Bb6 – C#m7b5/B – F#7 – Cmaj7 – E/B – C#m7 – C# – B – D – C# – B – A7 – G – E7 – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – F – C/G – G – D/A – E7 – Am7 – F/C – C – F/A – A – Bm7b5/A – Am – Dm – C6 – G/B – G7/B – Em – …
