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Culture Club - Karma Chameleon Chords

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ChordsBb, F, Eb, Gm, Cm, Dm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

  • Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram
  • Guitar Cm chord diagram Fingering: x-3-1-0-1-3Guitar Cm chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

[Opening]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
I’m a [Eb]man, without con[F]viction
I’m a [Eb]man, who doesn’t [F]know
How to [Eb]sell, a contra[F]diction
You come and [Eb]go
You come and [Gm]go [F]

[chorus]
[Bb]Karma karma karma karma [F]karma chamele[Gm]on
You come and [Cm]go
You come and [Bb]goo[F]oh
[Bb]Loving would be easy if your [F]colours were like my [Gm]dream
Red gold and [Cm]green
Red gold and [Bb]gr[F]een

[verse 2]
Didn’t [Bb]hear your wicked [F]words every [Bb]day
And you [Bb]used to be so [F]sweet I heard you [Bb]say
That my [Eb]love, was an add[F]iction
When we [Eb]cling, our love is [F]strong
When you [Eb]go, you’re gone for[F]ever
You string a[Eb]long
You string a[Gm]long [F]

[chorus]
[Bb]Karma karma karma karma [F]karma chamele[Gm]on
You come and [Cm]go
You come and [Bb]goo[F]oh
[Bb]Loving would be easy if your [F]colours were like my [Gm]dream
Red gold and [Cm]green
Red gold and [Bb]gr[F]een

[verse 3]
[Eb]Every day, is like sur[Dm]vival
[Eb]You’re my lover, not my ri[Gm]val
[Eb]Every day, is like sur[Dm]vival
[Eb]You’re my lover, not my [Gm]ri[F]val

[interlude]
[Bb] [F] [Bb] [Bb] [F] [Bb]

[Closing]
I’m a [Eb]man, without con[F]viction
I’m a [Eb]man, who doesn’t [F]know
How to [Eb]sell, a contra[F]diction
You come and [Eb]go
You come and [Gm]go [F]

[chorus]
[Bb]Karma karma karma karma [F]karma chamele[Gm]on
You come and [Cm]go
You come and [Bb]goo[F]oh
[Bb]Loving would be easy if your [F]colours were like my [Gm]dream
Red gold and [Cm]green
Red gold and [Bb]gr[F]een [Bb]

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ArtistCulture Club
AlbumColour by Numbers
GenresPop
Year1983
KeyEb

How to play Karma Chameleon on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Culture Club - Karma Chameleon on guitar requires 6 chords and 8 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.

Karma Chameleon uses these transitions most often: Bb → F (18), F → Bb (15), and F → Eb (10). 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 Bb - F chord transition.

1. Bb → F chord transition

Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from Bb to F;

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

2. Bb → Eb chord transition

Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram

To move from Bb to Eb;

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

3. Eb → F chord transition

Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from Eb to F;

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

4. Eb → Gm chord transition

Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram
Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram

To move from Eb to Gm;

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

5. Gm → F chord transition

To move from Gm to F;

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

6. Gm → Cm chord transition

To move from Gm to Cm;

  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 1.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Keep pinky on E string fret 3.

7. Cm → Bb chord transition

To move from Cm to Bb;

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

8. Eb → Dm chord transition

To move from Eb to Dm;

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

Karma Chameleon chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Karma Chameleon.

  • Karma Chameleon includes 87 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Karma Chameleon contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Karma Chameleon connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → Bb: 5%
    • F → Gm: 1%
    After Bb, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).
    • Bb → F: 34%
    • Bb → Eb: 5%
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