Donovan - Catch The Wind Chords
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How to play Catch The Wind on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Donovan - Catch The Wind on guitar requires 7 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.
Catch The Wind uses these transitions most often: C → F (20), F → C (12), and G7 → C (11). 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 - F chord transition.
1. C → F chord transition
Here's how to move from C to F:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 20 times.
2. F → G7 chord transition
Switching from F to G7:
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.
This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.
3. G7 → C chord transition
Switching from G7 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 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.
4. F → Am chord transition
Switching from F to Am:
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to 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 verse.
5. F → D7 chord transition
Switching from F to D7:
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse.
6. D7 → G chord transition
Here's how to move from D7 to G:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse.
7. G → G7 chord transition
Here's how to move from G to G7:
- Keep index finger on A string fret 2.
- Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 1.
This transition appears in the verse.
8. G7 → Em7 chord transition
Switching from G7 to Em7:
- While playing G7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse.
Catch The Wind chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Catch The Wind.
- Catch The Wind includes 60 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Catch The Wind contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Catch The Wind connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → F: 16%
- C → G7: 2%
After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).- F → C: 40%
- F → Am: 11%