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Billie Eilish - Bury A Friend Chords

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ChordsGm, Cm, D
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 A key to play this song with easier chords.

WhatdoyouGmwantfromme?
Whydon’tyouCmrunfromme?
WhatareyouDwondering?
WhatdoyouGmknow?
Whyaren’tyouGmscaredofme?
WhydoyouCmcareforme?
WhenweallDfallasleep,wheredowego?
(Comehere)
GmSayit,spititout,whatisitexactly?
GmYou’repaying?Istheamountcleaningyouout,amIsatisfactory?
GmTodayI’mthinkingaboutthethingsthataredeadly
GmThewayI’mdrinkingyoudown,likeIwannadrown,likeIwannaendme
GmStepontheglass,Cmstapleyourtongue(ah-ah)
DBuryafriend,Gmtrytowakeup(ah-ah)
GmCannibalclass,Cmkillingtheson(ah-ah)
DBuryafriendIwannaendme
GmGm
Iwannaendme.GmIwanna,Iwanna,Iwannaendme
GmIwanna,Iwanna,Iwanna
WhatdoyouGmwantfromme?
Whydon’tyouCmrunfromme?
WhatareyouDwondering?
WhatdoyouGmknow?
Whyaren’tyouGmscaredofme?
WhydoyouCmcareforme?
WhenweallDfallasleep,wheredowego?
(Listen)
GmKeepyouinthedark,what,hadyouexpected
GmMetomakeyoumyartandmakeyouastar
Andgetyouconnected?
GmI’llmeetyouinthepark,I’llbecalmandcollected
GmButweknewrightfromthestartthatyou’dfallapart
CauseI’mtooexpensive
GmIt’sprobablysomethingthatshouldn’tbesaidoutloud
GmHonestly,IthoughtthatIwouldbedeadbynow(wow)
GmCallingsecurity,keepingmyheadhelddown
GmBurythehatchetorburyyourfriendrightnow
TheGmdebtIowe,gottaCmsellmysoul
CauseIDcan’tsayno,no,IGmcan’tsayno
AndmyGmlimbsallfrozeandmyCmeyeswon’tclose
AndIDcan’tsayno,IGmcan’tsayno
WhatdoyouGmwantfromme?
Whydon’tyouCmrunfromme?
WhatareyouDwondering?
WhatdoyouGmknow?
Whyaren’tyouGmscaredofme?
WhydoyouCmcareforme?
WhenweallDfallasleep,wheredowego?
GmStepontheglass,Cmstapleyourtongue(ah-ah)
DBuryafriend,Gmtrytowakeup(ah-ah)
GmCannibalclass,Cmkillingtheson(ah-ah)
DBuryafriendIwannaendme
WhatdoyouGmwantfromme?
Whydon’tyouCmrunfromme?
WhatareyouDwondering?
WhatdoyouGmknow?
Whyaren’tyouGmscaredofme?
WhydoyouCmcareforme?
WhenweallDfallasleep,wheredowego?
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ArtistBillie Eilish
AlbumWhen We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
GenresAlternative, Indie, Pop
Year2019
KeyGm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Bury A Friend on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Billie Eilish - Bury A Friend on guitar requires 3 chords and 3 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.

Bury A Friend uses these transitions most often: Cm → D (14), Gm → Cm (14), and D → Gm (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 Gm - Cm chord transition.

1. Gm → Cm chord transition

Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram
Guitar Cm chord diagram Fingering: x-3-1-0-1-3Guitar Cm chord diagram

Switching from Gm to Cm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 14 times.

Gm to Cm

2. Cm → D chord transition

Guitar Cm chord diagram Fingering: x-3-1-0-1-3Guitar Cm chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from Cm to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 14 times.

Cm to D

3. D → Gm chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram

Switching from D to Gm:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Keep ring finger on B string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 13 times.

D to Gm

Bury A Friend chord transition analysis

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

  • Bury A Friend includes 41 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Bury A Friend connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Gm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (15%), F (12%), and Dm (10%).
    • Gm → Cm: 7%
    After Cm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (22%), F (11%), and Fm (9%).
    • Cm → D: 8%
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