Chords of: Atomic City by: U2. (A, Am, Am7, A7) 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.
“Atomic City” by U2 is in A Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 149 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Am, Am7, A7.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 4:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B7/D# → Am → A7 → Am → D → Am → D → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 0:39 | 16% |
| Am7 | 0:31 | 13% |
| A7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| D7 | 0:18 | 7% |
| F | 0:17 | 7% |
| A | 0:15 | 6% |
| D | 0:14 | 6% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:13 | 5% |
Ebm7b5/Db – B7/D# – Am – A7 – Am – Fmaj7 – D – F – G6 – Am – C – F – D – F – G6 – A – Am – F6 – D – Fmaj7 – G6 – A – Am – F6 – D – F6 – G6 – Am – Fmaj7 – D7 – Am7 – F7 – D7 – F6 – C/G – F – G7 – Am – Gmaj7 – A – F – G7 – Am7 – F/C – G6 – Am – C – F – …
