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Jeff Buckley - All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun Chords

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ChordsD, Am, Bm, G, C, Em, A, F#
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

DAmBmGCDAmBmGC
MyeyesEmareDbaptism.AOh,CIamfilth.
AndEmsingher,tomyDface,Coh,phantomelusivething,Oh…
DAllflowersinAmtimebendtowardsBmthesun,
GIknowyousaythatthere’sno-oneforyou,Cbuthereisone,
DAllflowersinAmtimebendtowardsBmthesun,
GIknowyousaythatthere’sno-oneforyou,CbuthereisBmone,Chereisone.
EmF#GCBmC
EmHereisone.F#GCBmC
EmAah,ooh.OneDthatcanneverbeCknown,
EmEitheralldrunkwiththeDworldatherfeet,Corsoberwithnoplacetogo.
DAllflowersinAmtimebendtowardsBmthesun,
GIknowyousaythatthere’sno-oneforyou,Cbuthereisone,
DAllflowersinAmtimebendtowardsBmthesun,
GIknowyousaythatthere’sno-oneforyou,CbuthereisBmone,Chereisone.
EmF#GCBmC
EmYoucouldcomewithme,Dwecouldtravelround,
Emfadingfartherfromme,DwithyourfaceinmyDwindowEmcall,
WhenwillyouweepformeDSweetEmwillow…
EmGCCEmGCC
EmIt’soktobeGangry,butnottohurtCme
CYourEmhappiness,yes,yes,yesGdarling,Cdarling,Coh.
DAllflowersinAmtimebendtowardsBmthesun,
GIknowyousaythatthere’sno-oneforyou,Cbuthereisone,
DAllflowersinAmtimebendtowardsBmthesun,
GIknowyousaythatthere’sno-oneforyou,CbuthereisBmone,Chereisone.
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ArtistJeff Buckley
AlbumSingle
GenresAlternative, Folk, Indie, Indie Folk
Year1996
KeyD
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Jeff Buckley - All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun on guitar requires 8 chords and 13 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.

All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun uses these transitions most often: G → C (15), C → Em (12), and Am → Bm (8). 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 D - Am chord transition.

1. D → Am chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from D to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

D to Am

2. Am → Bm chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram

To move from Am to Bm:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

Am to Bm

3. Bm → G chord transition

Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Switching from Bm to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

Bm to G

4. G → C chord transition

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

Switching from G to C:

  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 A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 15 times.

G to C

5. C → D chord transition

Switching 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, played 8 times.

6. C → Em chord transition

To move from C to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 12 times.

7. Em → D chord transition

Switching from Em to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

8. D → A chord transition

Here's how to move from D to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

9. A → C chord transition

Switching 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.

10. C → Bm chord transition

To move from C to Bm:

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

11. Em → F# chord transition

To move from Em to F#:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 4.
  3. Place index finger on E string fret 2.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

12. F# → G chord transition

To move from F# to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

13. Em → G chord transition

Switching from Em to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun.

  • All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun includes 97 chord transitions, 13 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → D: 11%
    • C → Em: 8%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → A: 17%
    • D → Em: 17%
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