Chords of: Wasting the Dawn by: The 69 Eyes. (C#, C#m, Ab, E) 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.
“Wasting the Dawn” by The 69 Eyes is in E Major and runs at about 108 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 150 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, C#m, Ab, E.
C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 5:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#/E# → C#m → E → Abm → C#m → E → Abm → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m | 0:53 | 16% |
| C# | 0:45 | 14% |
| Ab | 0:39 | 12% |
| E | 0:38 | 12% |
| Emaj7 | 0:27 | 8% |
| A | 0:21 | 6% |
| Amaj7 | 0:19 | 6% |
| Abm | 0:16 | 5% |
C#/E# – Fm7 – C#m – F#6 – A7 – C#m – E – Abm – Amaj7 – E6 – C#m – E – Abm – Amaj7 – E – C# – C#maj7 – Emaj7 – A – Eaug – C#maj7 – E6 – A – Emaj7 – C#maj7 – E6 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – C#maj7 – Eaug – A – Emaj7 – Ab – E – Ab – A6 – Bmaj7 – C# – Emaj7 – Ab – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – C# – Emaj7 – Ab – A – C#m7 – C# – …
