Welcome to my “Wake Me Up When September Ends ” chord chart. The chords are G5, G5, Dsus, Em7, G, G, D/F#, Em, Bm, C, D, Dsus, D, Dsus. This is a great song for beginner players as it’s just a bit tricky but really fun to play!
The rhythm guitar starts with articulating, picking out arpeggios for the intro and for the first four chords of the verse. You can down pick this part.
The count is 1 + 2 + 3 + for the articulation.
There is a pick, pick, strum, pick, pick, strum, pick pattern for the next 3 chords of the verse plus the entire B section. but you can strum it as well. The beat is syncopated.
1 + 2 + 3 + + for the pick pick strum part.
You can down pick this part as well.
The rhythm for the tag, (ending) is a two measure pattern.
1 + 2 + 3 + + then 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Take your time with the guitar solo, it’s pretty easy and should be lot’s of fun!
WAKE ME UP WHEN SEPTEMBER ENDS CHORD CHART
Intro
G5 G5 G5 G5
A Section
G D/F# Em7 G
Summer has come and passed, the innocent can never last
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends
G D/F# Em7 G
Like my fathers come to pass, seven years has gone so fast
C Cm G G D/F#
Wake me up when September ends
B Section
Em Bm C G D/F#
Here comes the rain again, falling from the stars
Em Bm C D
Drenched in my pain again, becoming who we are
A Section #2
G D/F# Em7 G
As my memory rests but never forgets what I lost
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends
G D/F# Em7 G
Summer has come and passed, the innocent can never last
C Cm G G D/F#
Wake me up when September ends
G D/F# Em7 G
Ring out the bells again, like we did when spring began
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends
B Section #2
Em Bm C G D/F#
Here comes the rain again, falling from the stars
Em Bm C D
Drenched in my pain again, becoming who we are
A Section #3
G D/F# Em7 G
As my memory rests but never forgets what I lost
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends
G D/F# Em7 G
Summer has come and passed, the innocent can never last
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends
G D/F# Em7 G
Like my father’s come to pass, twenty years has gone so fast
Coda
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends
C Cm G
Wake me up when September ends
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This file is the author’s own work and represents his interpretation of this song. It’s intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.