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Mumford & Sons - Babel Chords

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ChordsAm, F, C, G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to F#,C#,E keys to play this song with easier chords.

  • 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 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]
‘Cause I [Am]know that [Am]time has [Am]numbered my [Am]days
And I’ll [Am]go [Am]along with [F]every[F]thing you [C]say [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
But I’ll [Am]ride home [Am]laughing [Am]look at me [Am]now
Through the [Am]walls of my [Am]town, they come [F]crumbling [C]down [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F]

[verse 2]
And my [Am]ears hear the [Am]call of my [Am]unborn [Am]sons
And I [Am]know that [Am]choices [F]colour [F]all I’ve [C]done [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
But I’ll [Am]explain it [Am]all to the [Am]watchman’s [Am]son
I ain’t [Am]never [Am]lived a year [F]better [F]spent in [C]love [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F]

[chorus]
‘Cause I’ll [Am]know my [G]weakness, [C]know my [F]voice, and [Am]I’ll [G]believe in [C]grace and [F]choice [G]
And I [Am]know [G]perhaps my [C]heart is [F]fast, but [Am]I’ll be [G]born with[C]out a [F]mask [G]

[verse 3]
[C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
Like the [Am]city that [Am]nurtured my [Am]greed and my [Am]Pride
I [Am]stretch my [Am]arms [F]into the [C]sky [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
I cry [Am]Babel, [Am]Babel [Am]look at me [Am]now, through the [Am]walls of my [Am]town
The come [F]crumbling [C]down [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F]

[verse 4]
You ask [Am]where will we [Am]stand , in the [Am]winds that will [Am]have
As [Am]all we [Am]see will [F]slip [F]into the [C]cloud [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F]
So come [Am]down from your [Am]mountain and [Am]stand where we [Am]been
You [Am]know our [Am]breath is [F]weak and our [F]body [C]thin [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F]

[Closing]
[C]Press my [F]nose up to the [C]glass, around your [C]heart
[C]I should’ve [F]known I was [F]weaker [F]from the [C]start
[C]You’ll build your [F]walls and I will [G]play my [F]bloody [Am]part
To [Am]tear, [Am]tear [F]them [C]down, well I’m gonna [Am]tear, [F]tear [F]them [C]down

[chorus]
‘Cause I’ll [Am]know my [G]weakness, [C]know my [F]voice, and [Am]I’ll [G]believe in [C]grace and [F]choice [G]
And I [Am]know [G]perhaps my [C]heart is [F]fast, but [Am]I’ll be [G]born with[C]out a [F]mask [G]

[outro]
[C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C] [F] [C]

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ArtistMumford & Sons
AlbumBabel
GenresAlternative, Indie, Rock
Year2012
KeyAm

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

Mumford & Sons - Babel on guitar requires 4 chords and 6 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.

Babel uses these transitions most often: C → F (54), F → C (47), and F → Am (13). 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 → 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

3. Am → G chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from Am 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 G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
Am to G

4. G → C chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from G to C;

  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 A string fret 3.
G to C

5. 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.

6. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am;

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

Babel chord transition analysis

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

  • Babel includes 152 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Babel contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Babel connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → G: 21%
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → G: 21%
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