Avenged Sevenfold – Set Me Free Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

Avenged Sevenfold – Set Me Free Piano & Ukulele Chord Progression and Tab

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This is the chords of Set Me Free by Avenged Sevenfold on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

[Intro]
Em D C G D x3

[Verse 1]
Em                                               D
There’s a calmness to the air outside
C                              G                              D
Watch the sun color the sight of a morning sky
Em                                            D
But all I see are clouds of darkest gray
C                              G                              D
A full eclipse to veil the start of another day
Em D C G D

Em                                            D
Hear the laughter as the children smile
C                G                              D
Hold a newborn close and dream for a little while
Em                                                           D
But all I hear is Death knock at my door
C                              G                              D
And think of painful journeys our young must endure

[Chorus]
Em                              D
Set me free tonight
C                G                D
Set me free tonight
Em                D
Set me free tonight
C                G                D
Set me free tonight
Em Em D C G D D

[Verse 3]
Em                                                              D
Touch the water with your own two hands
C                              G                                            D
Let the freedom bell bring calm to a troubled land
Em                                                         D
But all I feel are my two feet in chains
C                                            G                              D
I know the system, but I can’t figure out the game

[Chorus]
Em                             D
Set me free tonight
C                G      D
Set me free tonight
Em                D
Set me free tonight
C     G                D
Set me free tonight

[Solo]
G D Em D C
G D Em D C
G D

[Bridge]
Em D C D
Em D C D
Em D C D
Take it all away from me
Em D C D
Take it all away

[Chorus]
Em                              D
Set me free tonight
C                G                D
Set me free tonight
Em                D
Set me free tonight
C      G                D
Set me free tonight
Em                D
Set me free tonight
C                G        D
Set me free tonight
Em                D
Set me free tonight
C    G                D
Set me free tonight

[Outro]
Em D C G D

How to play Set Me Free: key, chords and progression

To play Set Me Free by Avenged Sevenfold, think in E minor (one sharp: F♯). It takes 4 chords: Em, D, C and G.

Listen for D – Em – D – C (VII – i – VII – VI in E minor): the song comes back to it again and again. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.

Beginner-friendly: every chord is an open chord on guitar, so you can play it without a capo or barre chords.

Chord diagrams

Em chord on guitar (022000)
EmE G B
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D

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Set Me Free chords: questions

What key is Set Me Free in?

Set Me Free by Avenged Sevenfold is in the key of E minor (one sharp: F♯).

What chords are in Set Me Free?

Set Me Free uses 4 chords: Em, D, C, G.

What is the chord progression of Set Me Free?

The main progression is D – Em – D – C (VII – i – VII – VI).

Is Set Me Free easy to play on guitar?

Yes. Every chord is an open chord, so it suits beginners.

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