Everly Brothers - Arms Of Mary Chords
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How to play Arms Of Mary on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Everly Brothers - Arms Of Mary on guitar requires 6 chords and 8 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.
Arms Of Mary uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (12), C → G7 (10), and Am → F (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 C - G7 chord transition.
1. C → G7 chord transition
To move from C to G7:
- 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 1.
This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.
2. C → Dm chord transition
To move from C to Dm:
- 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 A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.
3. C → Em chord transition
Switching from C to Em:
- While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
4. Em → Am chord transition
To move from Em to Am:
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Place index finger on B string fret 1.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.
5. Am → F chord transition
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 4 times.
6. F → G7 chord transition
To move from F to G7:
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.
7. G7 → Em chord transition
To move from G7 to Em:
- While playing G7, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 1 to D string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
8. C → F chord transition
Switching from C 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.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse.
Arms Of Mary chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Arms Of Mary.
- Arms Of Mary includes 48 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Arms Of Mary contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Arms Of Mary 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 → Em: 8%
After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).- G7 → C: 69%
- G7 → Em: 1%