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AC/DC – Realize Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsA G D CA/C#B E

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[Intro]
|A G |(G) |A  D  |(D)  |
|A G |(G) |A  D  |(D)  |
           The moment you realize
|A G  |D A  G  A  |

[Verse 1]
A         G      
   Those moments 
        D  A     G   A
   just pass you by
|A   G   |D A  G  A  |
A           G         D  A  G   A
   Gonna take you to pa-ra-dise
 A       G    A    G  A
Move it
          A      G      A     G  A
Make you prove it, yeah
         G
Breakin' out
          G
Break it down
           A               G
Feel the chill, feel the chill
        A          G    A
Movin' down your spine

[Chorus]
|D   |C   |
           D   C
When we recall and
   A    G
Realize
|A/C# D    |(D)      |
            A    G
Make you realize
|A/C# D    |(D)      |
A              G        A    D
 I've got the power to hypnotize
A        G     A    D
 Make a play, mesmerize
A         G         
 Feel the chills up 
     A/C#      D
 and down your spine
A           G    A   D
 I'm gonna make you fly

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[Verse 2]
A       G            D    A   G   A
 Your eyes playin' tricks on you
|A   G   |D A  G  A  |
A      G          D    A   G   A
 Your mind will seek the truth
      G         
You know you're 
       D   A     G     A
gonna make it through

[Pre-Chorus]
        A       G    A   G  A
I said move it
           A      G    A   G  A
Makе you prove it
         G
Shake it up
          G
Shake it down
           A               G
Feel thе chill, feel the chill
        A          G     A
Movin' down your spine


[Chorus]
|D   |C   |
           D   C
When we recall and
   A    G
Realize
|A/C# D    |(D)      |
                  A    G
Gonna make you realize
|A/C# D    |(D)      |
A           G         A     D
 I got the power to electrify
A         G         A    D
 Make or break, or satisfy
A       G            A         D
 Feel a chill up and down your spine
A          G        A/C#  D
 I'm gonna make you fly
B    A    B  E
Fly, fly!

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[Solo]
|B  A    |B  E    | x3

[Chorus]
|D   |C   |
           D   C
When we recall and
   A    G
Realize
|A/C# D    |(D)      |
                  A    G
Gonna make you realize

|A/C# D    |(D)      |
A              G        A    D
 I've got the power to hypnotize
A        G     A    D
 Make a play, mesmerize
A         G         
 Feel the chills up 
     A/C#      D
 and down your spine
A           G    A   D
 I'm gonna make you fly

How to play Realize: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Realize by AC/DC on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Realize by AC/DC sits in D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), and you need 7 chords to play it: A, G, D, C, A/C#, B and E.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – A – G – A (I – V – IV – V in D major). In solfa, that is doh – soh – fah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: on guitar almost every chord is an open shape, which makes this a good song to learn early on.