Chords of: Runaway Train by: Soul Asylum. (Am, C, G, Em) 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.
“Runaway Train” by Soul Asylum is in C Major and runs at about 117 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 78 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, C, G, Em.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 4:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Cmaj7 → Am → G → C → G/B → Am → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 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 | 1:09 | 27% |
| G | 1:07 | 26% |
| Am | 0:47 | 18% |
| Em | 0:18 | 7% |
| Em7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| F | 0:12 | 5% |
| G/B | 0:11 | 4% |
| Am7 | 0:08 | 3% |
Daug – Fm7b5 – C – Cmaj7 – G6 – Am – G – C – G/B – C – G/B – Am – G – F – G – C – G/B – Am – G6 – F – Em – G – C – Em – Am – G – Em7 – Bm7 – C – G/B – Am – G – C – G/B – Cmaj7 – Am – G – F – G – C – Am – F – Em – G – C – Em – Am – G – …
