Empire Chords
Empire by Asking Alexandria is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F#. It uses the chords B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
verse 1
(Guitar 1)
B |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|(x4)
E |----0---0---0-7-----0---0---0-9-|----0---0---0----0----0----12------0-|
B |5-5---5---5-------5---5---5-----|--7---7---7---10---10---10------10---|
Let Ring-------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E |----0---0---0-7-----0---0---0-9-|----0---0---0-------------------|
B |5-5---5---5-------5---5---5-----|--7---7---7---------------------|
Let Ring--------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E |----0---0---0-7-----0---0---0-9-|----0---0---0----0----0----12------0-|
B |5-5---5---5-------5---5---5-----|--7---7---7---10---10---10------10---|
Let Ring-------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
(Guitar 1)
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |2-------------5-----------------|4-------------8-----------------|
A |3-------------7-----------------|5-------------10----------------|(x2)
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chorus
(Guitar 1 and 2)
B |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|(x2)
E |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
verse 2
(Guitar 1)
B |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------|(x5)
E |----0---0---0-7-----0---0---0-9-|----0---0---0----0----0----12------0-|
B |5-5---5---5-------5---5---5-----|--7---7---7---10---10---10------10---|
Let Ring-------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus
(Guitar 1)
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |2-------------5-----------------|4-------------8-----------------|
A |3-------------7-----------------|5-------------10----------------|(x2)
E |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chorus
(Guitar 1 and 2)
B |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|(x2)
E |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Final Chorus
(Guitar 1 and 2)
B |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|(x2)
E |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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Let Ring | Sustain every note plucked
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