CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Wait and Bleed, chord by chord.

Chords of: Wait and Bleed by: Slipknot. (B6, Gmaj7, Bmaj7, C7) 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.

About the chords of “Wait and Bleed”

“Wait and Bleed” by Slipknot is in C Major and runs at about 182 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 72 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B6, Gmaj7, Bmaj7, C7.

Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 55% of the 2:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → B6 → Gmaj7 → Cdim → Bm → Gmaj7 → C7 → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Gmaj71:2055%
B0:139%
Bmaj70:075%
Cmaj70:064%
B60:064%
F#70:054%
C70:043%
D7/F#0:032%

Chord progression, in order

B – F#m – C – Gmaj7 – B/F# – D7 – G6 – B – F# – C6 – Gmaj7 – B – F#7 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – B – D7/F# – Gmaj7 – B6 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – E – Cdim – Bmaj7 – F#7 – D7/F# – Gmaj7 – Bm – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – F#7 – D7/F# – G – B – Gmaj7 – Bmaj7 – F#7 – D/C – Gmaj7 – B – D7/F# – B – Cmaj7 – G – B – Cmaj7 – B – …