Dolly Parton - Coat Of Many Colors Chords
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How to play Coat Of Many Colors on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Dolly Parton - Coat Of Many Colors on guitar requires 5 chords and 6 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.
Coat Of Many Colors uses these transitions most often: A → E7 (7), C → G (7), and E7 → A (7). 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 - C chord transition.
1. G → C chord transition
To move from G 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 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.
2. G → D chord transition
Switching from G to D:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.
3. G → E7 chord transition
Here's how to move from G to E7:
- While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse.
4. E7 → A chord transition
Here's how to move from E7 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.
- Place ring finger on B string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.
5. A → D chord transition
Switching from A to D:
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.
6. E7 → D chord transition
Here's how to move from E7 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.
- Place ring finger on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse.
Coat Of Many Colors chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Coat Of Many Colors.
- Coat Of Many Colors includes 53 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Coat Of Many Colors contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Coat Of Many Colors 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 → C: 25%
- G → D: 24%
After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).- A → D: 29%
- A → E7: 4%