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Gillian Welch - Annabelle Chords

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ChordsAm, F, E7, C, G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

[Opening]
[Am]We lease twenty acres and [F]one Ginny mule
[E7]From the Alabama [Am]trust
[Am]For a half of the cotton and a [F]third of the corn
[E7]We get a handful of [Am]dust

[chorus]
We [F]cannot have all things to [C]please us
No [G]matter how we [Am]try
Until [F]we’ve all gone to [C]Jesus
We can [G]only wonder [Am]why [F] [G] [Am]

[verse 2]
I [Am]had a daughter [F]called Annabelle
[E7]She’s the apple of my [Am]eye
[Am]Tried to give her something [F]like I never had
[E7]Didn’t want to ever hear her [Am]cry

[chorus]
We [F]cannot have all things to [C]please us
No [G]matter how we [Am]try
Until [F]we’ve all gone to [C]Jesus
We can [G]only wonder [Am]why [F] [G] [Am]

[Closing]
[Am]When I’m dead and buried I’ll take a [F]hard life of tears
[E7]From every day I’ve ever [Am]known
[Am]Anna’s in the churchyard she got [F]no life at all
[E7]She only got these words on a [Am]stone

[chorus]
We [F]cannot have all things to [C]please us
No [G]matter how we [Am]try
Until [F]we’ve all gone to [C]Jesus
We can [G]only wonder [Am]why [F] [G] [Am]

[chorus]
We [F]cannot have all things to [C]please us
No [G]matter how we [Am]try
Until [F]we’ve all gone to [C]Jesus
We can [G]only wonder [Am]why [F] [G] [Am]

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ArtistGillian Welch
AlbumRevival
GenresCountry
Year1996
KeyAm

How to play Annabelle on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Gillian Welch - Annabelle on guitar requires 5 chords and 7 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.

Annabelle uses these transitions most often: Am → F (18), G → Am (12), and C → G (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 Am - F chord transition.

1. Am → F chord transition

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

To move from Am 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. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
Am to F

2. F → E7 chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

To move from F to E7;

  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 G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
F to E7

3. E7 → Am chord transition

Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

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.
E7 to Am

4. F → C chord transition

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

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.
F to C

5. C → G chord transition

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.

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.

7. F → G chord transition

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 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.

Annabelle chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Annabelle.

  • Annabelle includes 62 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Annabelle contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Annabelle 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%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → G: 21%
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