excite vs strike a chord

excite

verb
  • To stir the emotions of. 

  • To cause an electron to move to a higher than normal state; to promote an electron to an outer level. 

  • To arouse or bring out (e.g. feelings); to stimulate. 

  • To energize (an electromagnet); to produce a magnetic field in. 

strike a chord

verb
  • To convey a feeling or meaning which someone personally internalizes and takes to heart. 

  • To elicit a significant reaction, especially one which is favorable or sympathetic. 

How often have the words excite and strike a chord occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )