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Evanescence - Bring Me To Life Chords

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ChordsEm, C, Am, D, G
Strumming↓-↓↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

EmHowcanyouCseeintomyAmeyeslikeopenDdoors
EmLeadingyouCdownintomyAmcore,whereI’veDbecomesonumb
EmWithoutaCsoul,AmmyspiritDsleepingsomewhereEmcold
UntilyouCfinditthereandAmleaditDbackhome
Em(Wakemeup)WakemeupGinside,G(Icantwakeup)WakemeupDinside
DCallmynameandCsavemeAmfromtheEmdark,EmbidmybloodtoGrun
GBeforeIcomeDundone,DsavemefromtheCnothingI’veAmbecomeEm
EmNowthatICknowwhatI’mAmwithout,youcan’tjustDleaveme
EmBreatheintoCmeandmakemeAmreal,bringDmetoEmlife
Em(Wakemeup)WakemeupGinside,G(Icantwakeup)WakemeupDinside
DCallmynameandCsavemeAmfromtheEmdark,EmbidmybloodtoGrun
GBeforeIcomeDundone,DsavemefromtheCnothingI’veAmbecomeEm
CBringDmetoEmlife,CbringDmetoEmlife
AmFrozenEminsidewithoutyourGtouch,withoutyourClovedarling
AmOnlyEmyouaretheClifeamongtheDdead
EmAllthistimeIcantbelieveIcouldn’tsee,Amkeptinthedark
AmButyouwerethereinfrontofCme,CI’vebeensleepingathousandyearsitDseems
DGottoopenmyeyestoEmeverything,Emwithoutathought,withoutavoice,withoutaAmsoul
AmDon’tletmediehere(mustbesomethingCmore),CbringDmetoEmlife
Em(Wakemeup)WakemeupGinside,G(Icantwakeup)WakemeupDinside
DCallmynameandCsavemeAmfromtheEmdark,EmbidmybloodtoGrun
GBeforeIcomeDundone,DsavemefromtheCnothingI’veAmbecomeEm
CBringDmetoEmlife,CbringDmetoEmlife
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ArtistEvanescence
AlbumFallen
GenresAlternative, Hard Rock, Indie, Rock
Year2003
KeyEm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Bring Me To Life on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Evanescence - Bring Me To Life on guitar requires 5 chords and 9 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

Bring Me To Life uses these transitions most often: C → Am (13), D → Em (13), and Em → C (11). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with Em - C chord transition.

1. Em → C chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from Em to C:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.

Em to C

2. C → Am chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to Am:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 13 times.

C to Am

3. Am → D chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from Am to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

Am to D

4. D → Em chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

Switching from D to Em:

  1. While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 13 times.

D to Em

5. Em → G chord transition

Switching from Em to G:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 7 times.

6. G → D chord transition

Here's how to move from G to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

7. D → C chord transition

Switching from D to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

8. Am → Em chord transition

Switching from Am to Em:

  1. While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.

9. G → C chord transition

Switching from G to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

Bring Me To Life chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Bring Me To Life.

  • Bring Me To Life includes 83 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Bring Me To Life contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Bring Me To Life connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → C: 26%
    • Em → G: 18%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → Em: 17%
    • D → C: 14%
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