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Cliff Richard - Don’t Talk To Him Chords

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ChordsA, Bm, E, E7, D, F#m, B
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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AIfsomeguytellsyouIdon’tcare
AndtellsyoulieswhileI’mnotthere,don’tBmtalktohim
AndEifhetellsyouI’muntrue,thenE7darlinghere’swhatyoumustdo
Don’tDtalktoAhimE
AndF#mifhetellsyouI’vebeenseen,DwalkingroundwithSueandJean
He’sBmlyingagain(lyingagain)
DoEanythingthatyouwantto,butE7darlingthisIbegofyou
Don’tDtalktohimA
IfyouDhearthewordsheBmhastosayhe’llAbreakyourheartF#m
LetyourDloveformeproveBstrongwhileweareEfarapartE7
SoAjustrememberwhatIsay,andtrustinmewhileI’maway
ForBmI’llbetrue
AndEjustremembermytrueloveisE7brighterthanthemoonabove
ForDonlyAyouE
AndifF#mthisguyshouldtrytosaymyDloveforyourisonlyplay
BmMerelyawhim(merelyawhim)
JustEcloseyoureyesandcounttoten,E7thinkofmeagain
Butdon’tyouDtalktoAhim.
ABmEE7DAE
AndF#mifhetellsyouI’vebeenseen,DwalkingroundwithSueandJean
He’sBmlyingagain(lyingagain)
DoEanythingthatyouwantto,butE7darlingthisIbegofyou
Don’tDtalktohimA
IfyouDhearthewordsheBmhastosayhe’llAbreakyourheartF#m
LetyourDloveformeproveBstrongwhileweareEfarapartE7
SoAjustrememberwhatIsay,andtrustinmewhileI’maway
ForBmI’llbetrue
AndEjustremembermytrueloveisE7brighterthanthemoonabove
ForDonlyAyouE
AndifF#mthisguyshouldtrytosaymyDloveforyourisonlyplay
BmMerelyawhim(merelyawhim)
JustEcloseyoureyesandcounttoten,E7thinkofmeagain
Butdon’tyouDtalktoAhim.
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ArtistCliff Richard
AlbumHis Greatest Love-Hits
GenresPop
Year1982
KeyA
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Don’t Talk To Him on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Cliff Richard - Don’t Talk To Him on guitar requires 7 chords and 13 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 Talk To Him uses these transitions most often: E → E7 (10), Bm → E (8), and D → A (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 A - Bm chord transition.

1. A → Bm chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram

To move from A to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

A to Bm

2. Bm → E chord transition

Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram

Switching from Bm to E:

  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 G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 4 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

Bm to E

3. E → E7 chord transition

Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

Switching from E to E7:

  1. While playing E, lift your ring finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on G string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.

E to E7

4. E7 → D chord transition

Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from E7 to D:

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

E7 to D

5. D → A chord transition

Switching from D to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

6. A → E chord transition

Here's how to move from A to E:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

7. E → F#m chord transition

Here's how to move from E to F#m:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

8. F#m → D chord transition

Switching from F#m to D:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

9. D → Bm chord transition

To move from D to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

10. A → F#m chord transition

Switching from A to F#m:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

11. D → B chord transition

Here's how to move from D to B:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

12. B → E chord transition

To move from B to E:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

13. E7 → A chord transition

To move from E7 to A:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

Don’t Talk To Him chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Don’t Talk To Him.

  • Don’t Talk To Him includes 70 chord transitions, 13 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Don’t Talk To Him contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Don’t Talk To Him 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 → A: 17%
    • D → Bm: 5%
    After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → E: 12%
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