Maroon 5 - Cold Chords
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How to play Cold on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Maroon 5 - Cold on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 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.
Cold uses these transitions most often: Am → Em (24), Em → F (23), and F → G (23). 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 F - G chord transition.
1. F → G chord transition
To move from F to G:
- 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 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 23 times.
2. G → Am chord transition
To move from G to Am:
- 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 G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 19 times.
3. Am → Em chord transition
Switching from Am to Em:
- While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 24 times.
4. Em → F chord transition
To move from Em to F:
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 23 times.
5. G → Em chord transition
Switching from G to Em:
- While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.
Cold chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Cold.
- Cold includes 98 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Cold contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Cold connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
- Em → Am: 12%
- Em → F: 8%
After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).- F → G: 21%