Santana - Evil Ways 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 A,E keys to play this song with easier chords.
Guitar Gm chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
[Opening]
[Gm] [C7] [Gm] [C7] [Gm] [C7]
[Gm]You’ve got to [C7]change your evil [Gm]ways [C7]
[Gm]baby [C7]
[Gm]Before [C7]I stop [Gm]lovin’ [C7]you
You’ve got to [Gm]change [C7] [Gm]baby [C7]
And [Gm]every [C7]word that I [Gm]say is [C7]true
[Closing]
You got me [Gm]running and [C7]hiding [Gm]all over [C7]town
You got me [Gm]sneaking and [C7]peeping
And [Gm]running you [C7]down this can’t go [D]on
Lord knows you got to [Gm]change [C7] [Gm]baby [C7]
[chorus]
[Gm] [C7] [Gm] [C7]
When I come [Gm]home [C7] [Gm]baby [C7]
My [Gm]house is [C7]dark and my [Gm]pots are [C7]cold
You hang a[Gm]round [C7] [Gm]baby [C7]
With [Gm]Jean and [C7]Joan and a [Gm]who knows [C7]who
[chorus]
I’m getting [Gm]tired of [C7]waiting and [Gm]fooling a[C7]round
I’ll find [Gm]somebody who won’t [C7]make me
[Gm]feel like a [C7]clown this can’t go [D]on
Lord knows you got to [Gm]change [C7] [Gm]baby [C7]
[chorus]
[Gm] [C7]
When I come [Gm]home [C7] [Gm]baby [C7]
My [Gm]house is [C7]dark and my [Gm]pots are [C7]cold
You hang a[Gm]round [C7] [Gm]baby [C7]
With [Gm]Jean and [C7]Joan and a [Gm]who knows [C7]who
[chorus]
I’m getting [Gm]tired of [C7]waiting and [Gm]fooling a[C7]round
I’ll find [Gm]somebody who won’t [C7]make me
[Gm]feel like a [C7]clown this can’t go [D]on
Lord knows you got to [Gm]change
How to play Evil Ways on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Santana - Evil Ways on guitar requires 3 chords and 3 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.
Evil Ways uses these transitions most often: Gm → C7 (47), C7 → Gm (44), and C7 → D (3). 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 - C7 chord transition.
1. Gm → C7 chord transition
To move from Gm to C7;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Slide your pinky from E string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
2. C7 → D chord transition
To move from C7 to D;
- While playing C7, lift your pinky from G string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
3. D → Gm chord transition
To move from D to Gm;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Keep ring finger on B string fret 3.
- Place pinky on E string fret 3.
Evil Ways chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Evil Ways .
- Evil Ways includes 97 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Evil Ways connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Gm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (15%), F (12%), and Dm (9%).
- Gm → C7: 5%
After C7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (62%), C (4%), and Gm (4%).- C7 → Gm: 4%
- C7 → D: 1%