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Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone - City Of Stars Chords

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ChordsGm, C7, Dm, F, Am, D7, A7, Bb
Strumming↓-↑-↓-↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

GmGmGmGm
GmCityofstars,C7areyoushiningjustforDmme?
GmCityofstars,C7there’ssomuchthatIcan’tFsee
WhoGmknows?C7IfeltitfromthefirstFembraceIAmsharedwithD7you
ThatGmnowourA7dreams,they’vefinallycomeDmtrue
GmCityofstars,C7justonethingeverybodyDmwants
GmThereinthebars,C7andthroughthesmokescreenoftheFcrowdedA7restaurants
It’sGmlove,C7yes,allwe’relookingforisFlovefromAmsomeoneD7else
AGmrush,aglance,aA7touch,adance
BbTolookinsomebody’sC7eyes,tolightuptheA7skies
ToopentheDmworldandsendthemreeling,Bbavoicethatsays,I’llbeC7here
Andyou’llbeFalright,BbIdon’tcareifIC7know
JustwhereIwillA7go,’causeallthatIDmneed’sthiscrazyfeeling
BbArat-tat-tatonmyA7heart,thinkIwantittoDmstay
GmCityofstars,C7areyoushiningjustforFme?
GmCityofstars,A7younevershinedsobrightlyDm
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ArtistRyan Gosling & Emma Stone
AlbumLa La Land Soundtrack
GenresPop, Vocal
Year2016
KeyGm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play City Of Stars on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone - City Of Stars on guitar requires 8 chords and 16 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.

City Of Stars uses these transitions most often: Gm → C7 (7), C7 → F (6), and A7 → Dm (5). 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 - C7 chord transition.

1. Gm → C7 chord transition

Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from Gm to C7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

Gm to C7

2. C7 → Dm chord transition

Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

Here's how to move from C7 to Dm:

  1. While playing C7, lift your pinky from G string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G 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 2 times.

C7 to Dm

3. Dm → Gm chord transition

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

To move from Dm to Gm:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G 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 4 times.

Dm to Gm

4. C7 → F chord transition

Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

Switching from C7 to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

C7 to F

5. F → Gm chord transition

Here's how to move from F to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

6. F → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from F to Am:

  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. 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.

7. Am → D7 chord transition

To move from Am to D7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

8. D7 → Gm chord transition

To move from D7 to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

9. Gm → A7 chord transition

To move from Gm to A7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

10. A7 → Dm chord transition

To move from A7 to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

11. F → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from F to A7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

12. A7 → Bb chord transition

Here's how to move from A7 to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

13. Bb → C7 chord transition

Switching from Bb to C7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

14. C7 → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from C7 to A7:

  1. While playing C7, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

15. Dm → Bb chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

16. F → Bb chord transition

Switching from F to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

City Of Stars chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in City Of Stars.

  • City Of Stars includes 47 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • City Of Stars contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how City Of Stars 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 → C7: 5%
    • Gm → A7: 2%
    After C7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (62%), C (4%), and Gm (4%).
    • C7 → F: 62%
    • C7 → Dm: 2%
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