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Diana Ross - Chain Reaction Chords

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ChordsG, F, C, D, A, B, Am, Bm, Em, D7, F#, E, Bb, G#, Cm, Ebm, Dm, Eb, C#m, Fm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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GFCDGFCABABCDG
GYoutookamysteryandAmmademewantit,
yougotapedestalandDputmeonit,
BmYoumademeloveyououtofEmfeelingnothing,
Dsomethingthatyoudo.
CAndIwasthereandnotdancingwithanyone,
Amyoutookalittle,thenyouDtookmeover.
BmYousetyourmarkonEmstealingmyheartaway,
Dcrying,trying,D7anythingforyou.
AI’minthemiddleofachainreaction,
Gyougivemealltheaftermidnightaction,
F#IwannagetyouwhereIcanletyoumakeBmallthatlovetoEme.
BbI’monajourneyfortheinspiration,
G#toanywhereandthereain’tnosalvation,
GIneedyoutogetmenearertoyou
soCmyoucansetmeEbmfree.
WetalkaboutBblove,Dmlove,Eblove,wetalkaboutBblove.
WetalkaboutBblove,Dmlove,Eblove,wetalkaboutBblove.CDG
GYoumakemetremblewhenyourAmhandmoveslower,
youtastealittlethenyouDswallowslower.
BmNaturehasawayofEmyieldingtreasure,Dpleasuremadeforyou,oh.
CYougottaplan,yourfutureisontherun,
AmyoushinealightfortheDwholeworldover,
BmyouneverfindyourloveEmifyouhideaway,
Dcrying,dying,D7allyougottadois…
AGetinthemiddleofachainreaction,
Gyougetamedalwhenyou’relostinaction,
F#IwannagetyourloveallreadyfortheBmsweetsensation,
EInstantradiation.
BbYouletmeholdyouforthefirstexplosion,
G#wegetapictureofourloveinmotion,
Gmyarmswillcover,mylipswillsmotheryou,
withCmnomorelefttoEbmsay.
WetalkaboutBblove,Dmlove, Eblove,wetalkaboutBblove….
G#YouletmeholdyoufortheGfirstexplosion,
F#myarmswillcoveryou,allyougottaBdo
BYou’reinthemiddleofachainreaction,Ayougetamedalwhenyou’relostinaction,
G#IwannagetyourloveallreadyfortheC#msweetsensation,
F#Instantradiation
CYouletmeholdyouforthefirstexplosion,Bbwegetapictureofourloveinmotion,
myAarmswillcoveryou,mylipswillsmotheryou,
withDmnomorelefttoFmsay.
Bchainreaction,chainreaction,Ayougetamedalwhenyou’relostinaction,
G#Iwannagetyourloveallreadyforthesweetsensation,C#m
F#Instantradiation
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ArtistDiana Ross
AlbumEaten Alive
GenresPop
Year1985
KeyG
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Chain Reaction on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Diana Ross - Chain Reaction on guitar requires 20 chords and 38 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.

Chain Reaction uses these transitions most often: Am → D (4), Bm → Em (4), and D → Bm (4). 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 - F chord transition.

1. G → F chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

Here's how to move from G to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

G to F

2. F → C chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

Switching from F to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

F to C

3. C → D chord transition

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

Here's how to move from C to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

C to D

4. D → G chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from D to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

D to G

5. C → A chord transition

Here's how to move from C to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

6. A → B chord transition

Switching from A to B:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

7. B → C chord transition

To move from B to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

8. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

9. Am → D chord transition

To move from Am to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

10. D → Bm chord transition

Switching from D to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

11. Bm → Em chord transition

Switching from Bm to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

12. Em → D chord transition

Switching from Em to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

13. C → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

14. D → D7 chord transition

To move from D to D7:

  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 G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

15. D7 → A chord transition

To move from D7 to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

16. A → G chord transition

To move from A to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 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 B string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

17. G → F# chord transition

To move from G to F#:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

18. F# → Bm chord transition

To move from F# to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

19. Bm → E chord transition

Here's how to move from Bm to E:

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G 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.
  4. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 4 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

20. E → Bb chord transition

To move from E to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

21. Bb → G# chord transition

Here's how to move from Bb to G#:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

22. G# → G chord transition

Switching from G# to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

23. G → Cm chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Cm:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 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 E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

24. Cm → Ebm chord transition

To move from Cm to Ebm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

25. Ebm → Bb chord transition

To move from Ebm to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

26. Bb → Dm chord transition

Switching from Bb to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

27. Dm → Eb chord transition

Switching from Dm to Eb:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

28. Eb → Bb chord transition

To move from Eb to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

29. Bb → C chord transition

Switching from Bb to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

30. F# → B chord transition

Switching from F# to B:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

31. A → G# chord transition

Switching from A to G#:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

32. G# → C#m chord transition

To move from G# to C#m:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

33. C#m → F# chord transition

To move from C#m to F#:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

34. F# → C chord transition

Here's how to move from F# to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

35. Bb → A chord transition

Here's how to move from Bb to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

36. A → Dm chord transition

To move from A to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

37. Dm → Fm chord transition

Switching from Dm to Fm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

38. Fm → B chord transition

To move from Fm to B:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

Chain Reaction chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Chain Reaction.

  • Chain Reaction includes 89 chord transitions, 38 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Chain Reaction contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Chain Reaction 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 → Am: 13%
    • G → F: 9%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → C: 14%
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