Hank Williams - Alone and Forsaken Chords
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How to play Alone and Forsaken on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Hank Williams - Alone and Forsaken on guitar requires 5 chords and 5 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.
Alone and Forsaken uses these transitions most often: Am → E7 (10), E7 → Am (10), and Am → F (2). 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 Am - E7 chord transition.
1. Am → E7 chord transition
Here's how to move from Am to E7:
- While playing Am, lift your ring finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.
2. Am → F chord transition
Here's how to move from Am to F:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
3. F → C chord transition
Here's how to move from F to C:
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
4. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 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 2 times.
5. G → Am chord transition
To move from G to Am:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- 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.
Alone and Forsaken chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Alone and Forsaken.
- Alone and Forsaken includes 28 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Alone and Forsaken contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Alone and Forsaken connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
- Am → F: 26%
- Am → E7: 1%
After E7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are A (31%), Am (28%), and A7 (7%).- E7 → Am: 28%