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Alec Benjamin - Annabelle’s Homework Chords

ChordsG, D, Em, C, Bm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

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

  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram


[G]Careful as I write her name, [D]on the corner of the page
[Em]Make it look like it was [C]her, all along
And I [G]put the paper in my bag, [D]as I’m walking back to class
[Em]And the notes I wrote, that [C]took me so long


[Bm]She doesn’t notice me, she just [C]smiles and says
“Thank you for the [Bm]trigonometry”
‘Cause that’s [C]all it meant to her


[C]But I spent, [Em]22 days and [C]21 nights
[G]Crossing every T, just [D]making it right
[Em]Only to [C]discover it’s not [G]worth
Doing [D]Annabelle’s homework


[Em]Doesn’t matter how many [C]papers I write
[G]End of the equation won’t [D]be you and I
And [Em]now I’m just [C]another who got [G]hurt
Doing [D]Annabelle’s homework, [Em]oh oh oh [C]oh oh
[G]Oh oh oh [D]oh oh, [Em]oh oh oh [C]oh oh
[G]Doing [D]Annabelle’s homework

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AlbumNarrated For You
GenresPop
Year2018
KeyG

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

Alec Benjamin - Annabelle's Homework 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.

Annabelle's Homework uses these transitions most often: Em → C (8), G → D (8), and C → G (7). 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 - D chord transition.

1. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D;

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

2. D → Em chord transition

To move from D to Em;

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

3. Em → C chord transition

To move from Em to C;

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

4. 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.
C to G

5. C → Bm chord transition

To move from C to Bm;

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

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

  • Annabelle's Homework includes 35 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Annabelle's Homework contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Annabelle's Homework 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 → Em: 8%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → D: 24%