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George Strait - All My Ex’s Live In Texas Chords

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ChordsG, D7, Am, D, C, A7, C#
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

GAllmyex’sliveinD7Texas
AndTexasistheAmplaceI’ddearlyDloveCtoGbe
Butallmyex’sliveinD7Texas
Andthat’swhyIhangmyhatin GTennessee
GRosanna’sdowninTexarkana,
Amwantedmetopushherbroom
D7SweetEileen’sinAbilene,sheforgotIhungtheGmoon
AndAllison’sinGalveston,Amsomehowlosthersanity
AndA7Dimple’swhonowlivesinTemple’s,GttheD7lawlookingforme
GAllmyex’sliveinD7Texas
AndTexasistheAmplaceI’ddearlyDloveCtoGbe
Butallmyex’sliveinD7Texas
Andthat’swhyIhangmyhatin GTennessee
GIrememberthatoldFrioRiverAmwhereIlearnedtoswim
ButitD7bringstomindanothertimewhereIworemywelcomeGthin
BytranscendentalmeditationAmIgothereeachnight
ButIA7alwayscomebacktomyselfD7longbeforedaylight
GAllmyex’sliveinD7Texas
AndTexasistheAmplaceI’ddearlyDloveCtoGbe
Butallmyex’sliveinD7Texas
Andthat’swhyIhangmyhatin GTennessee
D7SomefolksthinkI’mhidin’CC#
D7It’sbeenrumoredthatIdiedCC#
D7ButI’maliveandwellin GTennessee
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ArtistGeorge Strait
AlbumOcean Front Property
GenresCountry
Year1987
KeyG
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play All My Ex's Live In Texas on Guitar (Step-by-step)

George Strait - All My Ex's Live In Texas on guitar requires 7 chords and 11 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 My Ex's Live In Texas uses these transitions most often: D7 → G (8), G → D7 (7), and G → Am (4). 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 chorus, played 7 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 chorus, played 3 times.

D7 to Am

3. Am → D chord transition

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

To move from Am 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 G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

Am to D

4. D → C chord transition

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

Here's how to move from D to C:

  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 A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

D to C

5. C → G chord transition

Here's how 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 chorus, played 3 times.

6. 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 verse, played 4 times.

7. Am → A7 chord transition

Switching from Am to A7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 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 2 times.

9. D7 → C chord transition

Here's how to move from D7 to C:

  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 A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

10. C → C# chord transition

Here's how to move from C to C#:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

11. C# → D7 chord transition

Switching from C# to D7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

All My Ex's Live In Texas chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in All My Ex's Live In Texas.

  • All My Ex's Live In Texas includes 43 chord transitions, 11 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • All My Ex's Live In Texas contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how All My Ex's Live In Texas 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 → Am: 13%
    • G → D7: 1%
    After D7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (51%), G7 (18%), and C (6%).
    • D7 → G: 51%
    • D7 → C: 6%
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