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Adele - All I Ask Chords

ChordsC, Em, F, G, E7, Am, Dm, A, G#, C#, A#, D#m, F#, A#m
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

CEmFG
CIwillleavemyheartEmatthedoor
Iwon’tFsayaword
They’veGallbeensaidbefore,youknow
SoCwhydon’twejustEmplaypretend
Likewe’renotFscaredofwhat’scomingnext
OrGscaredofhavingE7nothingleft?
Look,Amdon’tgetmewrong
ICknowthereisno Dmtomorrow
DmAllIaskis
CIfthisismyAlastnightwithDmyou
FHoldmelikeI’mGmorethanjustaCfriend
GivemeaAmemoryIcanDmuse
FTakemebytheGhandwhileweCdowhatGloversAmdo
ItmattersChowitDmends
CauseFwhatifIneverloveCagain?
EmFG
CIdon’tneedyouEmhonesty,it’salreadyFinyoueyes
AndI’mGsuremyeyes,theyspeakforme
CNooneknowsmeEmlikeyoudo
Andsinceyou’retheFonlyonemattered
Tellme,GwhodoIrunE7to?
Now,Amdon’tgetmewrong
ICknowthereisno Dmtomorrow
DmAllIaskis
CIfthisismyAlastnightwithDmyou
FHoldmelikeI’mGmorethatjustaCfriend
GivemeaAmemoryIcanDmuse
FTakemebytheGhandwhileweCdowhatGloversAmdo
ItmattersChowthisDmends
CauseFwhatifIneverloveCagain?
LetthisbeourFlessonEminDmlove
LetthisbetheFwayGwerememberEmus
Idon’twannabeE7cruelorAmvicious
AndIain’tDmaskingforforgiveness
FAllIaskG#is…
C#IfthisismyA#lastnightwithD#myou
F#HoldmelikeI’mG#morethanjustaC#friend
GivemeaA#memoryIcanD#muse
F#TakemebytheG#handwhileweC#dowhatG#loversA#mdo
ItmattersC#howthisD#mends
CauseF#whatifIneverG#loveC#again?
ArtistAdele
Album25
GenresPop
Year2015
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play All I Ask on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Adele - All I Ask on guitar requires 14 chords and 26 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 I Ask uses these transitions most often: F → G (11), Dm → F (8), and G → C (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 C - Em chord transition.

1. C → Em chord transition

Here's how 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 6 times.

C to Em

2. Em → F chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

Em to F

3. F → G chord transition

Switching from F to G:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 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 11 times.

F to G

4. G → C chord transition

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 8 times.

G to C

5. G → E7 chord transition

To move 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 2 times.

6. E7 → Am chord transition

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 3 times.

7. Am → C chord transition

Switching 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 4 times.

8. C → Dm chord transition

Switching from C to Dm:

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

9. C → A chord transition

Switching from C to A:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

10. A → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from A to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

11. Dm → F chord transition

Switching from Dm to F:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.

12. G → Am chord transition

Here's how 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 2 times.

13. F → C chord transition

To move from F to C:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

14. Em → Dm chord transition

To move from Em to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

15. G → Em chord transition

To move 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.

16. Em → E7 chord transition

Switching from Em to E7:

  1. While playing Em, lift your ring finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on G string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse.

17. Am → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

18. F → G# chord transition

Here's how to move from F to G#:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

19. G# → C# chord transition

To move from G# to C#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

20. C# → A# chord transition

To move from C# to A#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

21. A# → D#m chord transition

Switching from A# to D#m:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

22. D#m → F# chord transition

To move from D#m to F#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

24. G# → A#m chord transition

To move from G# to A#m:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

25. A#m → C# chord transition

To move from A#m to C#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

26. C# → D#m chord transition

To move from C# to D#m:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in All I Ask.

  • All I Ask includes 93 chord transitions, 26 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • All I Ask contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how All I Ask 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 → G: 35%
    • C → F: 16%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → G: 21%