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Foster and Allen - After The Ball Chords

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ChordsG, D7, Am, E7, C, A7, Em, Cm, D, A
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

GAlittlemaidenclimbedanoldman’sD7knee
AmBeggedforaD7story“Do,uncle,Gplease!”
Whyareyousingle;E7whyliveAmalone?
CHaveyounoGbabies;A7haveD7younoGhome?”
Em“Ihada Csweetheart,years,D7years Gago,
CWhereCmsheisGnow,Empet,A7youwillsoonDknow.
GListentothestory,E7I’lltellitAmall,
CIfoundherGfaithless,A7aftertheGball.”
AftertheCballisGover,
AftertheAmbreakofD7morn
AmAfterthedancers’E7leaving;
D7AfterthestarsareGgone;
GManyaCheartisGaching,
E7IfyoucouldreadthemA7all;
D7ManythehopesthathaveGvanished
A7AftertheGball.
G“Brightlightswereflashinginthegrand D7ballroom,
AmSoftlytheD7music,playingsweetGtunes.
Therecamemysweetheart,E7mylove,myAown
C“ICmwishsomeGwater;A7leaveD7me Galone.”
EmWhenIreturned,Cdear,thereE7stoodaGman,
CKissingmyGsweetheart,A7asD7loversGcan.
GDownfelltheglass,pet,E7broken,that’sAmall.
CJustasmyGheartE7was,A7aftertheGball.”
Aftertheballisover…
AftertheCballisGover,
AftertheAmbreakofD7morn
AmAfterthedancers’E7leaving;
D7AfterthestarsareGgone;
GManyaCheartisGaching,
E7IfyoucouldreadthemA7all;
D7ManythehopesthathaveGvanished
A7AftertheGball.
G“Longyearshavepassedchild,I’veneverD7wed
AmTruetomyD7lostlove,thoughsheisGdead.
Shetriedtotellme,E7triedto Amexplain;
CICmwouldnotGlisten,A7pleadingswereGvain.
EmOnedaya ClettercameDfromthatGman,
CHeCmwasD7herGbrotherA7theletterDran.
GThat’swhyI’mlonely,allE7home Amalone;
CICmbrokeherD7heart,E7dear,A7aftertheGball.”
AftertheCballisGover,
AftertheAmbreakofD7morn
AmAfterthedancers’E7leaving;
D7AfterthestarsareGgone;
GManyaCheartisGaching,
E7IfyoucouldreadthemA7all;
D7ManythehopesthathaveGvanished
A7AftertheGball.
D7ManythehopesthathaveGvanished
A7AftertheGball.
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ArtistFoster and Allen
AlbumMemories
GenresCountry, Funk
Year1991
KeyG
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play After The Ball on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Foster and Allen - After The Ball on guitar requires 10 chords and 24 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

After The Ball uses these transitions most often: D7 → G (23), A7 → D7 (14), and G → E7 (12). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with G - D7 chord transition.

1. G → D7 chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram

To move from G to D7:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

G to D7

2. D7 → Am chord transition

Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

Switching from D7 to Am:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

D7 to Am

3. G → E7 chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

Switching from G to E7:

  1. While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 12 times.

G to E7

4. E7 → Am chord transition

Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

Here's how to move from E7 to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

E7 to Am

5. Am → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to C:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

6. C → G chord transition

To move from C to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

7. E7 → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from E7 to A7:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

8. A7 → D7 chord transition

Switching from A7 to D7:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 14 times.

9. G → Em chord transition

Switching from G to Em:

  1. While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

10. Em → C chord transition

To move from Em to C:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

11. C → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from C to D7:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

12. C → Cm chord transition

Switching from C to Cm:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

13. Cm → G chord transition

Here's how to move from Cm to G:

  1. While playing Cm, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 1 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

14. Em → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to A7:

  1. While playing Em, lift your ring finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

15. A7 → D chord transition

To move from A7 to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

16. D → G chord transition

Switching from D to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

17. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

18. E7 → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from E7 to D7:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

19. G → A7 chord transition

To move from G to A7:

  1. While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

20. E7 → A chord transition

Switching from E7 to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

21. A → C chord transition

To move from A to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

22. C → E7 chord transition

To move from C to E7:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

23. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

24. Cm → D7 chord transition

To move from Cm to D7:

  1. While playing Cm, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

After The Ball chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in After The Ball.

  • After The Ball includes 153 chord transitions, 24 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • After The Ball contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how After The Ball connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → Am: 13%
    After D7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (51%), G7 (18%), and C (6%).
    • D7 → G: 51%
    • D7 → Am: 2%
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