Charlie Puth - Attention Chords
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How to play Attention on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Charlie Puth - Attention on guitar requires 4 chords and 4 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.
Attention uses these transitions most often: Am7 → A# (20), C → Am7 (20), and Dm → C (20). 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 Dm - C chord transition.
1. Dm → C chord transition
Here's how to move from Dm to C:
- 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.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 20 times.
2. C → Am7 chord transition
Switching from C to Am7:
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 20 times.
3. Am7 → A# chord transition
To move from Am7 to A#:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 3.
- Place ring finger on G string fret 3.
- Place pinky on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 20 times.
4. A# → Dm chord transition
To move from A# to Dm:
- While playing A#, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 19 times.
Attention chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Attention.
- Attention includes 79 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Attention contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Attention connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
- Dm → C: 18%
After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).- C → Am7: 0%