Leeland - Beautiful Lord Chords
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How to play Beautiful Lord on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Leeland - Beautiful Lord on guitar requires 5 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.
Beautiful Lord uses these transitions most often: C → Em (22), Em → D (22), and D → C (16). 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 - Em chord transition.
1. C → Em chord transition
To move 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 verse, played 22 times.
2. Em → D chord transition
Switching from Em to D:
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 22 times.
3. D → C chord transition
Here's how to move from D to C:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E 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 16 times.
4. D → Am chord transition
To move from D to Am:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.
5. Am → G chord transition
To move from Am to G:
- 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 G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 7 times.
6. G → C chord transition
Here's how to move from G to C:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 7 times.
7. C → Am chord transition
Here's how to move from C to Am:
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
8. D → G chord transition
To move from D to G:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse.
Beautiful Lord chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Beautiful Lord.
- Beautiful Lord includes 83 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Beautiful Lord contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Beautiful Lord connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
- D → G: 29%
- D → C: 14%
After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).- C → Am: 10%
- C → Em: 8%