Chords of: Sleepwalk My Life Away by: Metallica. (F#7/A#, F#7, E7, 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.
“Sleepwalk My Life Away” by Metallica is in B Major and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 55 different chords across 284 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#7/A#, F#7, E7, B.
F#7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 7:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m7b5/E → C7/E → F#m7b5/E → C7/E → F#7 → B → A6 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#7 | 1:20 | 18% |
| E7 | 1:00 | 13% |
| B | 0:30 | 7% |
| E | 0:29 | 7% |
| A | 0:22 | 5% |
| C7/E | 0:21 | 5% |
| F#m7 | 0:17 | 4% |
| F#m7b5/E | 0:17 | 4% |
F#m7b5/E – C7/E – F#m7b5/E – C7/E – F#7 – E7 – F#7 – C – B – F#7 – B – A6 – E7/G# – F#7 – C – B – Cmaj7 – F#7 – B – A6 – Abm6 – F#7 – C – B – E7 – F#7 – B/F# – A – F#7 – C – B – F#7 – B – A – C# – C – B – E/B – F#7 – C7 – Bmaj7 – F#7 – C – Bmaj7 – F#7 – C7 – B7 – F#7 – …
