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Luke Bryan - Drink A Beer Chords

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ChordsG, C, D, Am, Em
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

GWhenIgotthenewstoday,CIdidn’tknowwhattoDsay,soIjusthunguptheCphone
GItookawalktoclearmyhead,Cthisiswherethewalkingled
DCan’tbelieveyou’rereallyCgone,don’tAmfeellikegoinghome
SoI’mgonnaGsitrighthere,ontheDedgeofthispier
EmWatchtheCsunsetdisappearGeh,DanddrinkaGbeer
GFunnyhowthegoodonesgo,Ctoosoon,butthegoodLordknows
DThereasonswhy,ICguess
GSometimesthegreaterplan,Ciskindahardtounderstand
DRightnowitdon’tmakeCsense,Ican’tmakeitallmakeCsense
SoI’mgonnaGsitrighthere,ontheDedgeofthispier
EmWatchtheCsunsetdisappearGehanddrinkaGbeer
SoClongmyDfriend,untilweEmmeetDagain
I’llrememberDyou,andEmalltheGtimesthatCweusedto
GSitrighthere,ontheDedgeofthispier,EmwatchtheCsunsetdisappearGeh
DAnddrinkaGbeer,DanddrinkaGbeer,DanddrinkaGbeer,yeah
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ArtistLuke Bryan
AlbumCrash My Party
GenresCountry
Year2013
KeyG
DifficultyEasy

How to play Drink A Beer on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Luke Bryan - Drink A Beer on guitar requires 5 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.

Drink A Beer uses these transitions most often: G → D (8), C → G (7), and C → D (6). 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 G - C chord transition.

1. G → C chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

Switching from G to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

G to C

2. C → D chord transition

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

Switching from C to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

C to D

3. C → Am chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

C to Am

4. Am → G chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from Am to G:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

Am to G

5. G → D chord transition

Here's how to move from G to D:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.

6. D → Em chord transition

Switching from D to Em:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

7. Em → C chord transition

To move from Em to C:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

8. Em → G chord transition

Switching from Em to G:

  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 E string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

Drink A Beer chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Drink A Beer.

  • Drink A Beer includes 49 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Drink A Beer contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Drink A Beer connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → D: 24%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → D: 11%
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