Wake Up Chords
by Anberlin
Wake Up by Anberlin is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Tuning:
Guitar 1 - Standard
Guitar 2 - Drop D
Verse
Guitar 1
e|--0~---------0~---------0~--------0~------------------------------|
B|--3~---------3~---------3~--------2~--------2/3-------------------|
G|--2~---------2~---------2~--------2~--------2---------------------|
D|--0~---------2~---------0~--------0~------------------------------|
A|--x~---------0~---------2~--------2~------------------------------|
E|--3~--------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------5~---------5~---------5~---------5~---------------------|
B|----------3~---------3~---------3~---------3~---------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0~---------0~---------0~--------0~--------------------------|
A|-------------0~---------2~--------2~------------------------------|
D|--5~--------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2222--6666--77776666--------------------------------------------|
D|--0000--0000--00000000--------------------------------------------|
A|--xxxx--xxxx--xxxxxxxx--------------------------------------------|
E|--3333--5555--77777777--------------------------------------------|
"wake up..."
Guitar 2
e|----------5555-0000-2222-------5555-0000-2222---------------------|
B|--3-2-----3333-3333-3333-3-2---3333-3333-3333-3-2-----------------|
G|-----2----------------------2--------------------2----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
"while i quietly observe you..."
verse 2
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-33-3-33-3-33-3-33-3p2--3-33-3-33-3-33-2-22-3p2-------------------------|
G|--2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22----2-2-22-2-22-2-22-2-22----2------------------------|
D|--0-00-2-22-0-00-0-00------0-00-2-22-0-00-0-00-----------------------------|
A|--x-xx-0-00-2-22-2-22------x-xx-0-00-2-22-2-22-----------------------------|
E|--3-33---------------------3-33--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
x2 then
e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-------767-----767-----7-6h7p6------|---------------------------------------|
D|-----5-777---7-777---9--------7h9---|---------------------------------------|
A|--55-5----77-7-------9--------------|----5-4h5p4-5-4h5p5--554455--5-4h5p4p0-|
D|--55-5----77-7----99-9--------------|--55-------7-------99------99----------|
.. . .. . .. .
Guitar 3 (swirls through out this Verse and the Pre Chorus)
e|---------------------17~--------------17~----------------------------------|
B|---15~---17~---15~--------15~---17~---------19~----------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre Chorus
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2~---6~---7~--7p6--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0~---0~---0~-----7-------------------------------------------------------|
A|--x~---x~---x~-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3~---5~---7~-------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3p2--------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------3-------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5~---7~---9~-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5~---7~---9~-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--5~---7~---9~-------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd Chorus
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--2222--6666--77776666---|--2222-6666-2222-7777-2222-6666-77776666---------|
D|--0000--0000--00000000---|--0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-00000000---------|
A|--xxxx--xxxx--xxxxxxxx---|--xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxx---------|
E|--3333--5555--77777777---|--3333-5555-2222-7777-3333-5555-77777777---------|
Guitar 2
e|----------5555-0000-2222-------5555-0000-2222------------------------------|
B|--3-2-----3333-3333-3333-3-2---3333-3333-3333-3-2--------------------------|
G|-----2----------------------2--------------------2-------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--2222--6666--77776666---|--2222-6666-2222-7777-2222-6666-77776666---------|
D|--0000--0000--00000000---|--0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-0000-00000000---------|
A|--xxxx--xxxx--xxxxxxxx---|--xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxx---------|
E|--3333--5555--77777777---|--3333-5555-2222-7777-3333-5555-77777777---------|
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--10~--------5+-7brb7brb7brb7brb/7--10-10-10---10-----------------------------------|
G|-----7~-6b-9-5+-9brb9brb9brb9brb/9-7--7--7--7-6--7--7-7-6p7p9-7p6h7---66-77-9911~---|
D|-------------5+-----------------------------------------------------9-xx-xx-xx-x~---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------44-55-77-9~---|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------1010--1010 0000/ 0-------------------------|
G|---------------------------22224444666677----77-----9999/11~------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--0h22-2h4h5/7-5h7/9p7\5------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro
2nd Chorus to End.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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