Coldplay - Don’t Panic Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to E key to play this song with easier chords.
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
[Opening]
[Am]Bones, sinking like [C]stones,
All that we [F]fought for,
[Am]Homes, places we’ve [C]grown,
All of us [F]are done for.
[chorus]
[Dm]And we live in a [Dm]beautiful world,[Am]
[G]Yeah we do, yeah we do,
[Dm]We live in a [Dm]beautiful world,[F]
[verse 2]
[Am]Bones, sinking like [C]stones,
All that we [F]fought for,
[Am]Homes, places we’ve [C]grown,
All of us [F]are done for.
[chorus]
[Dm]And we live in a [Dm]beautiful world,[Am]
[G]Yeah we do, yeah we do,
[Dm]We live in a [Dm]beautiful world,[F]
[Closing]
[Am]Oh, all that I [C]know,
There’s nothing here to [F]run from,
[Am]’Cause yeah, everybody [C]here got somebody to [F]lean on.
How to play Don't Panic on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Coldplay - Don't Panic on guitar requires 5 chords and 7 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 Panic uses these transitions most often: Am → C (6), C → F (6), and F → Am (5). 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 Am - C chord transition.
1. Am → C chord transition
To move from Am to C;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
2. C → F chord transition
To move from C to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
3. F → Am chord transition
To move from F to Am;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
4. F → Dm chord transition
To move from F to Dm;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
5. Dm → Am chord transition
To move from Dm to Am;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
6. Am → G chord transition
To move from Am to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
7. G → Dm chord transition
To move from G to Dm;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
Don't Panic chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Don't Panic.
- Don't Panic includes 27 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Don't Panic contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Don't Panic connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
- Am → G: 21%
- Am → C: 16%
After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).- F → Am: 11%
- F → Dm: 5%