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Michael Jackson - Earth Song Chords

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ChordsGm, C, D, Eb, F, Bb, Cm, A#, Am, E
Strumming↓-↓↓↑

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

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

[Opening]
[Gm]What about [C]sunrise, [Gm]What about [C]rain
[Gm]What about [C]all the things that you [D]said we were to gain
[Gm]What about [C]killing fields [Gm]Is there a [C]time
[Gm]What about [C]all the things that you [D]said we were to gain
Did you [Eb]ever stop to [F]notice All the [Bb]blood we’ve shed be-[Gm]fore
Did you [Cm]ever stop to notice The crying [D]earth the weeping shores?

[chorus]
[Gm] [C]Aah [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C]Aah
[Gm] [C]Aah [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [D]

[verse 2]
[Gm]What have we [C]done to the world [Gm]Look what we’ve [C]done
[Gm]What about [C]all the peace that you [D]pledge your only son
[Gm]What about [C]flowering fields [Gm]Is there a [C]time
[Gm]What about [C]all the dreams that you [D]said was yours and mine
Did you [Eb]ever stop to [F]notice, all the [Bb]children dead from [Gm]war
Did you [Cm]ever stop to notice The crying [D]earth the weeping shores?

[chorus]
[Gm] [C]Aah [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C]Aah
[Gm] [C]Aah [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [D]

[verse 3]
[Cm]I used to dream, [F]I used to [A#]glance beyond the [Gm]stars
[Cm]Now I don’t know where we are [D]Although I know we’ve drifted far

[chorus]
[Gm] [C]Aah [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C]Aah
[Gm] [C]Aah [Gm] [C] [Gm] [C] [Gm] [D]

[verse 4]
[Am] [D] [Am]Ah Ah [D] [Am] [D] [Am]Oh [D]Oh
[Am] [D] [Am]Ah Ah [D] [Am] [D] [Am] [E]Oooh

[verse 5]
[Am]what about [D]yesterday (What about [Am]us)
What about the [D]seas (What about [Am]us)
The heavens are [D]falling down (What about [Am]us)
I can’t even [D]breathe [D](What about [Am]us)
What about the [D]bleeding Earth (What about [Am]us)
Can’t we feel its [D]wounds (What about [Am]us)
What about [D]nature’s worth (ooo, ooo),
[E]It’s our planet’s womb (What about [Am]us)

[verse 6]
What about [D]animals (What about [Am]it)
We’ve turned kingdoms to [D]dust (What about [Am]us)
What about [D]elephants (What about [Am]us)
Have we lost their [D]trust (What about [Am]us)
What about crying [D]whales (What about [Am]us)
We’re ravaging the [D]seas (What about [Am]us)
What about forest [D]trails (ooo, ooo),
[E]Burnt despite our pleas (What about [Am]us)

[verse 7]
What about the [D]holy land (What about [Am]it)
Torn apart by [D]creed (What about [Am]us)
What about the [D]common man (What about [Am]us)
Can’t we set him [D]free (What about [Am]us)
What about [D]children dying (What about [Am]us),
Can’t you hear them [D]cry (What about [Am]us)
Where did we go [D]wrong (ooo, ooo),
[E]Someone tell me why (What about [Am]us)

[verse 8]
What about [D]babies (What about [Am]it)
What about the [D]days (What about [Am]us)
What about all their [D]joy (What about [Am]us)
What about the [D]man (What about [Am]us)
What about the [D]crying man (What about [Am]us)
What about [D]Abraham (What was [Am]us)
What about [D]death again (ooo, ooo),
[E]Do we give a damn

[Closing]
[Am] [D]Aah [Am] [D] [Am] [D] [Am] [D]Aah
[Am] [D]Aah [Am] [D] [Am] [D] [Am] [D]
[Am] [D] [Am]Ah Ah [D] [Am] [D] [Am]Oh [D]Oh
[Am] [D] [Am] [D] [Am] [D]Ah Ah [Am] [E]Oooh

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ArtistMichael Jackson
AlbumThis Is It
GenresPop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year1982
KeyGm

How to play Earth Song on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Michael Jackson - Earth Song on guitar requires 10 chords and 15 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.

Earth Song uses these transitions most often: Am → D (50), D → Am (47), and Gm → C (33). 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 Gm - C chord transition.

1. Gm → C chord transition

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

To move from Gm to C;

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

To move 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.
C to D

3. D → Gm chord transition

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

To move from D to Gm;

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

4. D → Eb chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram

To move from D to Eb;

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

5. Eb → F chord transition

To move from Eb to F;

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

6. F → Bb chord transition

To move from F to Bb;

  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 D 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 3.

7. Bb → Gm chord transition

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.

8. Gm → Cm chord transition

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.

9. Cm → D chord transition

To move from Cm to D;

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

10. 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.

11. F → A# chord transition

To move from F to A#;

  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 D 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 3.

12. A# → Gm chord transition

To move from A# 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.

13. D → Am chord transition

To move from D to Am;

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

14. Am → E chord transition

To move from Am to E;

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

15. D → E chord transition

To move from D to E;

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

Earth Song chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Earth Song.

  • Earth Song includes 201 chord transitions, 15 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.05% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Earth Song contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Earth Song 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 → Am: 4%
    • D → E: 3%
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → D: 7%
    • Am → E: 1%
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