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Lady Gaga - Die With A Smile Chords

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ChordsAmaj7, Dmaj7, C#m7, F#sus4, F#, Bm7, F#m, A, E/g#/G#, E9, Bm, Bm/E, Bm9, E13, C#7, B7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

Amaj7OohDmaj7ooh
Amaj7I,IjustwokeupfromaDmaj7dream
WhereyouandIhadtosay Amaj7goodbye
AndIdon'tknowwhatitallDmaj7means
ButsinceIsurvived,I Dmaj7realized
Whereveryougo,that'swhereI'llAmaj7follow
Nobody'spromised C#m7tomorrow
SoI'maloveyoueverynightlikeit'stheF#sus4lastnight
Likeit'stheF#lastnightF#
IftheBm7worldwasending,Bm7I'dwannabenexttoC#m7youF#m
IftheBm7partywasoverandBm7ourtimeonEarthwasC#m7throughF#m
I'dwannaBm7holdyoujustforaBm7whileandAdie----withaF#msmileC#m7
IftheBm7worldwasending,E9I'dwannabenexttoAmaj7you,oohDmaj7ooh
Ooh,Amaj7lost,lostinthewordsthatweDmaj7scream
Idon'tevenwannadothis Amaj7anymore
'CauseyoualreadyknowwhatyoumeantoDmaj7me
Andourlove'stheonlywarworthfightingDmaj7for
Whereveryougo,that'swhereI'llAmaj7follow
Nobody'spromised C#m7tomorrow
SoI'maloveyoueverynightlikeit'stheF#sus4lastnight
Likeit'stheF#lastnightF#
IftheBm7worldwasending,Bm7I'dwannabenexttoC#m7youF#m
IftheBm7partywasoverandBm7ourtimeonEarthwasC#m7throughF#m
I'dwannaBm7holdyoujustforaBm7whileandAdie----withaF#msmileC#m7
IftheBm7worldwasending,E9I'dwannabenexttoBmyouBm/E
RightnexttoC#m7youF#m
NexttoBm7youBm7
RightnexttoC#m7you,F#moh-oh
Bm9E13C#m7F#m
Bm9E13C#m7F#m
IftheBm7worldwasending,Bm7I'dwannabenexttoC#m7youF#m
IftheBm7partywasoverandBm7ourtimeonEarthwasC#m7throughF#m
I'dwannaBm7holdyoujustforaBm7whileandAdie----withaF#msmileC#m7
IftheBm7worldwasending,C#7I'dwannabenexttoF#myouB7
IftheBm7worldwasending,E9I'dwannabenexttoAmaj7you, Dmaj7ooh-ooh
I'dwannabenexttoAmaj7you
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ArtistLady Gaga
AlbumSingle
KeyA
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Die With A Smile on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Lady Gaga - Die With A Smile on guitar requires 16 chords and 23 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.

Die With A Smile uses these transitions most often: C#m7 → F#m (10), F#m → Bm7 (8), and Amaj7 → Dmaj7 (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 Amaj7 - Dmaj7 chord transition.

1. Amaj7 → Dmaj7 chord transition

Guitar Amaj7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-1-2-0Guitar Amaj7 chord diagram
Guitar Dmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Dmaj7 chord diagram

To move from Amaj7 to Dmaj7:

  1. While playing Amaj7, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
  2. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

Amaj7 to Dmaj7

2. Amaj7 → C#m7 chord transition

Guitar Amaj7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-1-2-0Guitar Amaj7 chord diagram
Guitar C#m7 | D♭m7 chord diagram Fingering: x-4-6-4-5-4 Barre at fret 4. Base fret 4.Guitar C#m7 | D♭m7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from Amaj7 to C#m7:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 4.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 5.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 6.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

Amaj7 to C#m7

3. C#m7 → F#sus4 chord transition

Guitar C#m7 | D♭m7 chord diagram Fingering: x-4-6-4-5-4 Barre at fret 4. Base fret 4.Guitar C#m7 | D♭m7 chord diagram
Guitar F#sus4 | G♭sus4 chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-4-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F#sus4 | G♭sus4 chord diagram

Here's how to move from C#m7 to F#sus4:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 5 to A string fret 4.
  3. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 6 to fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

C#m7 to F#sus4

4. F#sus4 → F# chord transition

Guitar F#sus4 | G♭sus4 chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-4-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F#sus4 | G♭sus4 chord diagram
Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram

Switching from F#sus4 to F#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

F#sus4 to F#

5. F# → Bm7 chord transition

Switching from F# to Bm7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

6. Bm7 → C#m7 chord transition

Switching from Bm7 to C#m7:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 4.
  2. Slide your middle finger on B string from fret 3 to fret 5.
  3. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 4 to fret 6.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 7 times.

7. C#m7 → F#m chord transition

To move from C#m7 to F#m:

  1. While playing C#m7, lift your middle finger from B string fret 5.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 6 to A string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 10 times.

8. F#m → Bm7 chord transition

Switching from F#m to Bm7:

  1. While playing F#m, lift your pinky from D string fret 4.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 4.
  4. Place middle finger on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.

9. Bm7 → A chord transition

To move from Bm7 to A:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

10. A → E/g#/G# chord transition

To move from A to E/g#/G#:

  1. While playing A, first lift your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

11. E/g#/G# → F#m chord transition

To move from E/g#/G# to F#m:

  1. Place index finger on E string fret 2.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 4.
  3. Place pinky on D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

12. Bm7 → E9 chord transition

Switching from Bm7 to E9:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

13. E9 → Amaj7 chord transition

Here's how to move from E9 to Amaj7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

14. E9 → Bm chord transition

To move from E9 to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

15. Bm → Bm/E chord transition

To move from Bm to Bm/E:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

16. Bm/E → C#m7 chord transition

To move from Bm/E to C#m7:

  1. While playing Bm/E, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Slide your index finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to B string fret 5.
  4. Place ring finger on D string fret 6.

This transition appears in the verse.

17. F#m → Bm9 chord transition

To move from F#m to Bm9:

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

This transition appears in the interlude, played 2 times.

18. Bm9 → E13 chord transition

Switching from Bm9 to E13:

  1. While playing Bm9, lift your pinky from E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the interlude, played 2 times.

19. E13 → C#m7 chord transition

Here's how to move from E13 to C#m7:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 4.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to B string fret 5.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 6.

This transition appears in the interlude, played 2 times.

20. Bm7 → C#7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Bm7 to C#7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

21. C#7 → F#m chord transition

Switching from C#7 to F#m:

  1. While playing C#7, lift your middle finger from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 4.
  4. Slide your pinky from G string fret 4 to D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus.

22. F#m → B7 chord transition

Switching from F#m to B7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

23. B7 → Bm7 chord transition

Here's how to move from B7 to Bm7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

Die With A Smile chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Die With A Smile.

  • Die With A Smile includes 80 chord transitions, 23 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Die With A Smile connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Bm7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are E7 (22%), C (11%), and A (11%).
    • Bm7 → A: 11%
    • Bm7 → C#m7: 2%
    After C#m7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F#m (26%), G (13%), and Bm7 (11%).
    • C#m7 → F#m: 26%
    • C#m7 → Bm7: 11%
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