Christina Perri - Believe Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to G key to play this song with easier chords.
How to play Believe on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Christina Perri - Believe on guitar requires 5 chords and 7 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.
Believe uses these transitions most often: A → F#m (18), F#m → A (13), and D → E (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 A - F#m chord transition.
1. A → F#m chord transition
Switching from A to F#m:
- While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 2 to A string fret 4.
- Place pinky on D string fret 4.
This transition appears in the verse, played 18 times.
2. F#m → E chord transition
Here's how to move from F#m to E:
- While playing F#m, lift your pinky from D string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 4 to D string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.
3. E → D chord transition
To move from E to D:
- Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.
4. F#m → D chord transition
Switching from F#m to D:
- While playing F#m, lift your pinky from D string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 4 to B string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.
5. E → A chord transition
To move from E to A:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
6. E → B chord transition
Switching from E to B:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 4.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 4.
- Place pinky on B string fret 4.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
7. B → A chord transition
To move from B to A:
- While playing B, lift your pinky from B string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 4 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on B string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.
Believe chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Believe.
- Believe includes 68 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Believe contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Believe connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After F#m, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (21%), A (18%), and E (14%).
- F#m → D: 21%
- F#m → A: 18%
After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).- A → F#m: 6%