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Maroon 5 - Wake Up Call Chords

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ChordsEm, Am, Bm, B
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to A,D keys to play this song with easier chords.

  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
  • Guitar B chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar B chord diagram

[Opening]
[Em]I didn’t hear what you were saying, [Em]I live on raw emotion baby
[Am]I answer questions, never maybe, [Bm] [Em]and I’m not kind if you betray me
[Em]So who the hell are you to save me? [Am]I never would’ve made it baby [Bm]
[Em]If you needed love Well then ask for love

[chorus]
Could have given love Now I’m taking love
And [B]it’s not my fault Coz you both deserve
What’s coming now So don’t say a word

[chorus]
[Em]Wake up call Caught you in the morning with another man in my bed
You don’t [B]care about me anymore. Care about me? I don’t think so
[Em]Six foot tall came without a warning so I had to shoot him dead
He won’t [B]come around here anymore, come around here? I don’t feel so

[verse 2]
[Em]Would have bled to make you [Bm]happy
[Em]You didn’t need to treat me that way
[Bm] [Am]And now you beat me at my own game
[Bm] [Em]And now I’m finally sleeping soundly
[Em]And your lover’s screaming loudly
[Bm]I [Am]hear a sound and hit the ground
If you [Em]needed love Well then ask for love

[chorus]
Could have given love Now I’m taking love
And [B]it’s not my fault Coz you both deserve
What’s coming now So don’t say a word

[chorus]
[Em]Wake up call Caught you in the morning with another man in my bed
You don’t [B]care about me anymore. Care about me? I don’t think so
[Em]Six foot tall came without a warning so I had to shoot him dead
He won’t [B]come around here anymore, come around here?

[verse 3]
I don’t feel so [Em]bad, [Am]I don’t feel so [Em]bad
I [Am]don’t feel so [B]bad, I’m so [B]sorry darling
[B]Did I do the wrong thing? Oh, what was I thinking?
[B]Is his heart still beating?

[chorus]
[Em]Wake up call Caught you in the morning with another man in my bed
You don’t [B]care about me anymore. Care about me? I don’t think so
[Em]Six foot tall came without a warning so I had to shoot him dead
He won’t [B]come around here anymore, come around here?
I don’t feel so [Em]bad

[chorus]
[Em]Wake up call [Am]Caught you in the morning with [Em]another man in my bed
You don’t [B]care about me anymore. Care about me? I don’t think so
[Em]Six foot tall came without a warning so I had to shoot him dead
He won’t [B]come around here anymore, come around here?

[Closing]
I don’t feel so [Em]bad
[Am](I don’t feel so [Em]bad)
I don’t feel so [B]bad
(I don’t feel so [Em]bad)

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ArtistMaroon 5
AlbumIt Won't Be Soon Before Long
GenresRock
Year2007
KeyEm

How to play Wake Up Call on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Maroon 5 - Wake Up Call on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 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.

Wake Up Call uses these transitions most often: B → Em (12), Em → B (11), and Em → Am (6). 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 - Am chord transition.

1. Em → Am chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from Em to Am;

  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 G string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.
Em to Am

2. Am → Bm chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram

To move from Am to Bm;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.
Am to Bm

3. Bm → Em chord transition

Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from Bm to Em;

  1. While playing Bm, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 4 to fret 2.
Bm to Em

4. Em → B chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar B chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar B chord diagram

To move from Em to B;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 4.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 4.
  3. Place index finger on E string fret 2.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 4.
Em to B

5. Am → B chord transition

To move from Am to B;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  3. Slide your ring finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 4.

Wake Up Call chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Wake Up Call.

  • Wake Up Call includes 46 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Wake Up Call contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Wake Up Call 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 (17%).
    • Em → Am: 12%
    • Em → Bm: 5%
    After B, the most likely next chords across Chordier are E (21%), Em (16%), and A (16%).
    • B → Em: 16%
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