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Crowded House - Four Seasons In One Day Chords

ChordsEm, D, G, Am, C, Bm, C6, B7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

EmDGAm
EmFourseasonsDinoneGday
AmLyinginthedepthsofyourimagination
EmWorldsaboveandDworldsGbelow
TheAmsunshinesontheblackclouds
Hangingoverthe Cdomain
BmEvenwhenyou’refeelingCwarm
TheBmtemperaturecoulddrop Amaway
LikeDfourseasonsinoneGday
EmSmilingastheDshitcomesGdown
AmYoucantellamanfromwhathehastosay
EmEverythinggetsDturned GAround
AndAmIwillriskmyneckagainC
BmYoucantakemewhereyouCwill
BmUpthecreekandthroughtheAmmill
LikeBmallthethingsyouCcan’texplain
DFourseasonsinoneGday
CBloodC6driesGup
LikeDrain,likeEmrain
CFillsmyGcup
DLikefourseasonsinoneEmday
CB7DGAm
AmItdoesn’tpaytomakepredictions
EmSleepingonanDunmadeGbed
AmFindingoutwhereverthereiscomfort
ThereisCpain
BmOnlyonestep Caway
LikeDfourseasonsinoneGday
CBlooddriesGup
LikeDrain,likeEmrain
CFillsmyGcup
DLikefourseasonsinoneEmday
AlbumWoodface
GenresRock
Year1991
KeyEm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Four Seasons In One Day on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Crowded House - Four Seasons In One Day 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.

Four Seasons In One Day uses these transitions most often: D → G (10), G → Am (7), and Em → D (6). 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 Em - D chord transition.

1. Em → D chord transition

Here's how to move 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 6 times.

Em to D

2. D → G chord transition

Switching 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 10 times.

D to G

3. G → Am chord transition

Switching 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 7 times.

G to Am

4. Am → Em chord transition

To move from Am to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

Am to Em

5. Am → C chord transition

To move from Am to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

6. C → Bm chord transition

Switching from C to Bm:

  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 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A 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 5 times.

7. Bm → Am chord transition

To move from Bm to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

8. Am → D chord transition

Switching 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.

9. G → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

10. C → D chord transition

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 2 times.

11. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C:

  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 A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

12. C → C6 chord transition

Switching from C to C6:

  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.
  4. Place pinky on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus.

13. C6 → G chord transition

Here's how to move from C6 to G:

  1. While playing C6, lift your pinky from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus.

14. Em → C chord transition

Switching from Em to C:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

15. C → B7 chord transition

Switching from C to B7:

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

This transition appears in the interlude.

16. B7 → D chord transition

Here's how to move from B7 to D:

  1. While playing B7, lift your pinky from E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the interlude.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Four Seasons In One Day.

  • Four Seasons In One Day includes 66 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Four Seasons In One Day contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Four Seasons In One Day connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → Em: 17%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → D: 24%