Chords of: Waste Your Youth by: Scooter. (C, Em, Am, 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.
“Waste Your Youth” by Scooter is in C Major and runs at about 159 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 73 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Em, Am, Am7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 2:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → C6 → D → Am → C → Em → D → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:31 | 18% |
| Em | 0:28 | 16% |
| Am | 0:26 | 15% |
| Am7 | 0:23 | 13% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:20 | 12% |
| D | 0:17 | 10% |
| Am7b5 | 0:06 | 4% |
| E | 0:03 | 2% |
Am – C6 – Cmaj7 – D – Am – C – Cmaj7 – Em – D – Am – C – Em – E – Am7 – Bm – C – G/D – D – Em – Am7 – Bm – C – B – Cm – C – D – Em – Am7 – Emaj7 – Eb7/G – Am7b5 – Am7 – E7 – Gm – B – D – Am – C – Cmaj7 – Em – D – Am – C – Em – C#maj7 – Am7 – G/B – C – …
