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Peter Frampton - Baby I Love Your Way Chords

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ChordsG, D, Em, C, Bm, Am7, F7, Bm7, E7, D7, Am, F
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

[Opening]
[G] [D] [G] [D] [Em] [Em] [C] [Bm] [Am7]
[G]Shadows grow so [D]long before my [Em]eyes,
[Em]And they’re [C]moving, a[F7]cross the page
[G]Suddenly the [D]day turns into [Em]night,
[C]far away, from the [F7]city
But [Bm7]don’t, hesi[E7]tate,
’cause your [Am7]love, won’t [D7]wait

[verse 2]
[G]Ooh, [D]Baby I love your [Am]way, [C]
[G]Wanna [D]tell you I love your [Am]way, [C]
[G]Wanna [D]be with you night and [Am]day, ay [C]yay

[verse 3]
[G]Moon appears to [D]shine and light the [Em]sky,
[Em]with the [C]help of some [F7]firefly
[G]Wonder how they [D]have the power to
[Em]shine, shine, shine shine
[C]I can see them, [F]under the [F7]pine

[chorus]
But [Bm7]don’t, hesi[E7]tate,
’cause your [Am7]love, won’t [D7]wait

[verse 4]
[G]Ooh, [D]Baby I love your [Am]way, [C]
[G]Wanna [D]tell you I love your [Am]way, [C]
[G]Wanna [D]be with you night and [Am]day, [C]

[chorus]
[G] [D] [G] [D] [Em] [Em] [C] [F] [F7]
But [Bm7]don’t, hesi[E7]tate,
’cause your [Am7]love, won’t [D7]wait

[verse 5]
[G]I can see the [D]sunset in your [Em]eyes,
Brown and [C]Grey, and [F]blue [F7]resides
[G]Clouds are stalking [D]islands in the [Em]sun,
[Em]I wish I could [C]buy one, out of [F7]season

[Closing]
But [Bm7]don’t, hesi[E7]tate, ’cause your [Am7]love, won’t [D7]wait
Repeat and fade
[G]Ooh, [D]Baby I love your [Am]way, [C]
[G]Wanna [D]tell you I love your [Am]way, [C]
[G]Wanna [D]be with you night and [Am]day [C]

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ArtistPeter Frampton
AlbumFrampton Comes Alive!
GenresRock, Soft Rock
Year1976
KeyG
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Baby I Love Your Way on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Peter Frampton - Baby I Love Your Way on guitar requires 12 chords and 18 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.

Baby I Love Your Way uses these transitions most often: G → D (19), Am → C (9), and D → Am (9). 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

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

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

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

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

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

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 → Bm chord transition

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

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.
C to Bm

5. Bm → Am7 chord transition

To move from Bm to Am7;

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

6. Am7 → G chord transition

To move from Am7 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. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

7. C → F7 chord transition

To move from C to F7;

  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. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

8. F7 → G chord transition

To move from F7 to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G 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.

9. F7 → Bm7 chord transition

To move from F7 to Bm7;

  1. Slide your index finger on E string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G 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.

10. Bm7 → E7 chord transition

To move from Bm7 to E7;

  1. While playing Bm7, lift your ring finger from D string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 2.

11. E7 → Am7 chord transition

To move from E7 to Am7;

  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.

12. Am7 → D7 chord transition

To move from Am7 to D7;

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

13. D7 → G chord transition

To move from D7 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 G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.

14. D → Am chord transition

To move from D to Am;

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

15. Am → C chord transition

To move from Am to C;

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

16. 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.

17. C → F chord transition

To move from C 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. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

18. F → F7 chord transition

To move from F to F7;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

Baby I Love Your Way chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Baby I Love Your Way.

  • Baby I Love Your Way includes 99 chord transitions, 18 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Baby I Love Your Way contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Baby I Love Your Way connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → D: 24%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → Em: 17%
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