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Bruno Major - Fair-Weather Friend Chords

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ChordsDb, Ab, Gb, Bbm, A, Ebm, Gbm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

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

[Opening]
[Db]He could [Ab]buy you a [Gb]bed, but it won’t help you [Db]sleep
He could give you a [Gb]watch, but not [Db]his time to keep
He could [Bbm]fly you to, [A]Verona or a mountain in the [Gb]snow
[Db]He won’t know the [Ab]places that [Db]we used to go

[verse 2]
I heard that [Gb]he’s best friends [Db]with Hollywood now
He can afford all the [Gb]champagne in [Db]town
[Bbm]I heard he’s got a big house [A]up on easy [Gb]street
But [Db]I’ve got a big heart that [Gb]I want you to [Db]keep

[chorus]
[Db]My fair-weather [Gb]friend, [Db]I wish you could [Ebm]see
[Gb]He’ll never [Db]love you, [Gb]quite like [Ab]me
[Bbm]He’ll sing you a sad song [Ab]just like one of [Ebm]mine
But [Gbm]I know [Db]it won’t make you [Gb]cry

[verse 3]
[Db]Don’t you remember, the [Gb]promise we [Db]made
As our [Ab]shadows grew [Gb]long, in the field where [Db]we lay
That you’d always be [Bbm]you, and I’d always be [Gb]me
As the [Db]sun fell [Gb]asleep and [Gbm]so did [Db]we

[chorus]
[Db]My fair-weather [Gb]friend, [Db]I wish you could [Ebm]see
[Gb]He’ll never [Db]love you, [Gb]quite like [Ab]me
[Bbm]He’ll sing you a sad song [Ab]just like one of [Ebm]mine
[Gbm]But I know it [Db]won’t [A]make you cry [Db]

[chorus]
My fair-weather [Gb]friend, [Db]I wish you could [Ebm]see
[Gb]He’ll never [Db]love you, [Gb]quite like [Ab]me
[Bbm]He’ll sing you a sad song [Ab]just like one of [Ebm]mine
[Gbm]But I know it won’t make you [Gb]cry

[Closing]
And [Bbm]I know it [Gb]won’t make [Db]you cry

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ArtistBruno Major
AlbumA Song for Every Moon
GenresAlternative, Indie
Year2017
KeyDb

How to play Fair-Weather Friend on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Bruno Major - Fair-Weather Friend on guitar requires 7 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.

Fair-Weather Friend uses these transitions most often: Gb → Db (18), Db → Gb (13), and Ab → Bbm (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 Db - Ab chord transition.

1. Db → Ab chord transition

Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-4-3-1-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram
Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-1-1-1-x Barre at fret 1.Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram

To move from Db to Ab;

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

2. Ab → Gb chord transition

Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-1-1-1-x Barre at fret 1.Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram
Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram

To move from Ab to Gb;

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

3. Gb → Db chord transition

Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram
Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-4-3-1-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram

To move from Gb to Db;

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

4. Db → Bbm chord transition

Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-4-3-1-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram
Guitar A#m | B♭m chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A#m | B♭m chord diagram

To move from Db to Bbm;

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

5. Bbm → A chord transition

To move from Bbm to A;

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

6. A → Gb chord transition

To move from A to Gb;

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

7. Db → Ebm chord transition

To move from Db to Ebm;

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

8. Ebm → Gb chord transition

To move from Ebm to Gb;

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

9. Ab → Bbm chord transition

To move from Ab to Bbm;

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

10. Ab → Ebm chord transition

To move from Ab to Ebm;

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

11. Ebm → Gbm chord transition

To move from Ebm to Gbm;

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

12. Gbm → Db chord transition

To move from Gbm to Db;

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

13. Bbm → Gb chord transition

To move from Bbm to Gb;

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

14. Gb → Gbm chord transition

To move from Gb to Gbm;

  1. While playing Gb, lift your middle finger from G string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 4.
  4. Keep pinky on D string fret 4.

15. Db → A chord transition

To move from Db to A;

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

Fair-Weather Friend chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Fair-Weather Friend.

  • Fair-Weather Friend includes 75 chord transitions, 15 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Fair-Weather Friend connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Db, the most likely next chords across Chordier are Gb (24%), Bbm (18%), and Ab (11%).
    • Db → Gb: 24%
    • Db → Bbm: 18%
    After Gb, the most likely next chords across Chordier are Db (45%), Bbm (17%), and Ab (11%).
    • Gb → Db: 45%
    • Gb → Bbm: 17%
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