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Joan Baez - All My Trials Chords

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ChordsC, F, Gm, Em, Fm, Am, Dm, Dm7, G, G7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar Fm chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-1-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Fm chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

[Opening]
[C] [F]
[C]Hush little baby, don’t you [Gm]cry
You [C]know your mama [Em]was born to [F]die [Fm]
[C]All [Am]my [Dm]trials, [Dm7]Lord, [G]soon [G7]be [C]over

[verse 2]
The [C]river of Jordan is muddy and [Gm]cold
Well it [C]chills the body [Em]but not the [F]soul [Fm]
[C]All [Am]my [Dm]trials, [Dm7]Lord, [G]soon [G7]be [C]over

[verse 3]
I’ve [C]got a little book with pages [Gm]three
And [C]every page [Em]spells liber[F]ty [Fm]
[C]All [Am]my [Dm]trials, [Dm7]Lord, [G]soon [G7]be [C]over

[chorus]
[C]Too late, my brothers [Em]
Too late, but never [F]mind [Dm7]
[C]All [Am]my [Dm]trials, [Dm7]Lord, [G]soon [G7]be [C]over

[verse 4]
If [C]living were a thing that money could [Gm]buy
Then the [C]rich would live [Em]and the poor would [F]die [Fm]
[C]All [Am]my [Dm]trials, [Dm7]Lord, [G]soon [G7]be [C]over

[verse 5]
There [C]grows a tree in Para[Gm]dise
And the [C]pilgrims call it [Em]the Tree of [F]Life [Fm]
[C]All [Am]my [Dm]trials, [Dm7]Lord, [G]soon [G7]be [C]over

[chorus]
[C]Too late, my brothers [Em]
Too late, but never [F]mind [Fm]
[C]All [Am]my [Dm]trials, [Dm7]Lord, [G]soon [G7]be [C]over

[Closing]
[C]All [Am]my [Dm]trials, [Dm7]Lord, [G]soon [G7]be [C]over

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ArtistJoan Baez
AlbumJoan Baez
GenresFolk
Year1960
KeyC

How to play All My Trials on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Joan Baez - All My Trials on guitar requires 10 chords and 14 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 Trials uses these transitions most often: Am → Dm (8), C → Am (8), and Dm → Dm7 (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 - F chord transition.

1. C → F chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from C to F;

  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. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
C to F

2. C → Gm chord transition

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

To move from C to Gm;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  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 B string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.
C to Gm

3. C → Em chord transition

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

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.
C to Em

4. Em → F chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

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.
Em to F

5. F → Fm chord transition

To move from F to Fm;

  1. While playing F, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Keep pinky on D string fret 3.

6. Fm → C chord transition

To move from Fm to C;

  1. While playing Fm, 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. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place middle finger on D string fret 2.

7. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am;

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

8. Am → Dm chord transition

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.

9. Dm → Dm7 chord transition

To move from Dm to Dm7;

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

10. Dm7 → G chord transition

To move from Dm7 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 G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

11. G → G7 chord transition

To move from G to G7;

  1. Keep index finger on A string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 1.

12. G7 → C chord transition

To move from G7 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 1 and place it on A string fret 3.

13. F → Dm7 chord transition

To move from F to Dm7;

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

14. Dm7 → C chord transition

To move from Dm7 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. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

All My Trials chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in All My Trials.

  • All My Trials includes 88 chord transitions, 14 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • All My Trials contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how All My Trials 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 → F: 16%
    • C → Am: 10%
    After Dm7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G7 (50%), C (12%), and G (9%).
    • Dm7 → C: 12%
    • Dm7 → G: 9%
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