Arcade Fire "We used to Wait" Guitar Chords and Lyrics

Arcade Fire are a great Canadian band founded in 2003 by husband and wife team Win Butler and Régine Chassagne.

Although I do really like the band, most of their songs I've heard don't really lend themselves to being played by early learners, either on acoustic or electric guitar.

I have previously posted "Wake Up" from the debut album "Funeral". Ironically it was highlighted to me by my nephew using it as the backdrop for a brilliant video montage he made of my eldest daughter's wedding in 2009. Excuse the paternal pride, but I'd be delighted if you'd like to check that one out, it's on Youtube at Nycola & Marc's wedding - Arcade Fire "Wake Up"

The chords and lyrics for both Wake Up and We Used to Wait are on my Miscellaneous Rock songs page at Rock songs guitar chords - W

"We used to wait" is another great song, the first single from the 2010 "Suburbs" album".

The song is in the key of C minor, but I have transposed it to A minor to create a set of chords which will be more suitable for the learning guitarist, or indeed for anyone playing the song. After transposition, the chords are: Am, C/G, F, D5 and Em. the C/G chord is just a C chord with the addition of the pinky on the 3rd fret, 1st string, i.e. 032013. D5 is a "Power Chord" and is played as x355xx. If you are in the early learning stages, you can just play standard C and D chords here, it will still sound fine.

To play along with the original, put a capo on the 3rd fret, and you will be playing in the same key as the original song.

My 'easy-to-play' interpretation of "We Used to Wait (for it)" is at Guitar Chords for Arcade Fire "We used to wait" .


Play along with the video below, or on Youtube at Arcade Fire "We Used To Wait (for it)" on YouTube



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Arcade Fire - Wake Up chords and lyrics

This is actually a blog post for a song which has been on my site for some time.

I haven't listened nearly enough to Arcade Fire, I don't even have any good excuses.

But, to be honest, the main reason I'm highlighting the song today is that my nephew created a short video of my beautiful daughter's wedding ceremony, with this song as the background track, so as a proud father, it now has new meaning for me. It is also a really great and fun song to learn and to play.



My chords and lyrics version of the song is on my Rock Songs Guitar Chords page at the link below:

PJ's Guitar Chords and Lyrics - Miscellaneous Rock Songs

And you can play along with the song by playing the video below. Obviously I'd rather you gave the clip a run through first, if only to see why I've done the proud father thing - also thought my nephew did a first class job catching the moments, the little glances and the general happiness of bride, groom and everyone present.

But, of course, if you just want to learn the song, that's good too!



If the embedded video doesn't play, you can find the YouTube version at Arcade Fire "Wake Up" - Nycola and Marc's wedding

Remember there are over 1,800 easy-to-play versions of songs by top bands and artists on my website: PJ's Guitar Chords and Lyrics


You can view and purchase Arcade Fire CDs at
this Arcade Fire CD Universe music link

You can check out the band's official website at : http://www.arcadefire.com/



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The Arcade Fire - Wake Up Chords

Another band I really need to catch up with is "Arcade Fire". While being aware of them for some time, I really haven't taken the time to listen to their work.

They are a Canadian band founded in 2003 by Win Butler and Régine Chassagne ( husband and wife ), and have released two studio albums - "Funeral" in 2004 and "Neon Bible" earlier this year.

"Wake up" comes from the earlier album, and I've added my chords and lyrics version of the song to my Rock Songs Guitar Chords page at the link below:
Hopefully I will manage to add another couple from this album before moving on to "Neon Bible".

PJ's Guitar Chords and Lyrics - Miscellaneous Rock Songs

Remember there are over 1,600 easy-to-play versions of songs by top bands and artists on my website: PJ's Guitar Chords and Lyrics


You can check out Arcade Fire's official website at : http://www.arcadefire.com/



Enjoy your music!

P.J. Murphy
webmaster: PJ's Guitar Chords & Lyrics - http://www.guitarsongs.info/


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