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Ivan & Alyosha - Don’t Lose Your Love Chords

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

[Opening]
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb] [F] [Gm]
[Bb]Every time I [F]look at you I [Gm]fall in love all over again [Cm]
[Bb]And you’re the reason I do what I [Gm]do
I hope someday you can [Cm]appreciate that

[verse 2]
[D#]Don’t ever lose your [Bb]innocence
[F]Don’t you lose that [Gm]heart
[D#]Don’t you lose your [Bb]confidence
Oh [F]most of all
Don’t lose your [Bb]love [Bb] [Gm] [Bb] [F] [Gm]

[verse 3]
[Bb]But I can see the [F]mysteries of [A]God
be[Gm]hind your beautiful brown [Cm]eyes
A [Bb]wonderful ex[F]pression of what [Bb]happens
when two people fall in [Cm]love
Right before [F]our very eyes

[verse 4]
[D#]Don’t you lose your [Bb]attitude
[F]Don’t ever lose that [Gm]smile
[D#]Don’t you lose your [Bb]tenderness
Oh but [F]most of all
Don’t lose your [Bb]love, [Bb]lo[F]oo[Gm]oove

[verse 5]
Well [Bb]Henry is my [F]baby boy and every[Gm]one he meets
He [Cm]gives a wave and a [F]smile
And [Bb]somewhere long a[F]go I lost the [Gm]light
that is only found within the [Cm]heart of a [F]child

[verse 6]
[D#]Don’t you lose your [Bb]humility
[F]No man is bigger than the [Gm]next
[D#]Do what you love and the [Bb]money will come
Oh but [F]most of all
Don’t lose your [D#]love

[Closing]
Don’t ever lose your [Bb]sanity
[F]Don’t you lose your [Gm]mind
But [D#]I’ve seen it all and [Bb]I sure don’t know much
Oh [F]most of all
Don’t lose your [Bb]lo[Em]ve[Gm] lo[Bb]oo[Gm]ve [Bb]

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ArtistIvan & Alyosha
AlbumIt's All Just Pretend
GenresAlternative, Indie
Year2014
KeyBb

How to play Don't Lose Your Love on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Ivan & Alyosha - Don't Lose Your Love on guitar requires 7 chords and 14 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.

Don't Lose Your Love uses these transitions most often: Bb → F (16), F → Gm (10), and D# → Bb (8). 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 - Gm chord transition.

1. Bb → Gm chord transition

Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram

To move from Bb to Gm;

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

2. 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

3. F → Gm chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram

To move from F to Gm;

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

4. Gm → Cm chord transition

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

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.
Gm to Cm

5. 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.

6. Cm → D# chord transition

To move from Cm to D#;

  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 1 to E string 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 4.

7. D# → Bb chord transition

To move from D# to Bb;

  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 D string fret 3.
  3. Keep ring finger on G string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky on B string from fret 4 to fret 3.

8. Gm → D# chord transition

To move from Gm to D#;

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

9. F → A chord transition

To move from F to A;

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

10. A → Gm chord transition

To move from A to Gm;

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

11. Cm → F chord transition

To move from Cm to F;

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

12. F → D# chord transition

To move from F to D#;

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

13. Bb → Em chord transition

To move from Bb to Em;

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

14. Em → Gm chord transition

To move from Em to Gm;

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

Don't Lose Your Love chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Don't Lose Your Love.

  • Don't Lose Your Love includes 73 chord transitions, 14 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Don't Lose Your Love contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Don't Lose Your Love connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Bb, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).
    • Bb → F: 34%
    • Bb → Gm: 6%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → Bb: 5%
    • F → Gm: 1%
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