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Jeff Buckley - Forget Her Chords

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ChordsAm, Em, F, C, E
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram

[Opening]
[Am] [Em] [F]
[Am]While this town is busy sleeping, [Em]all the noise has died away.
[Am]I walk the streets to stop my weeping, [Am]’cause she’ll never change her [Em]ways.

[verse 2]
[F]Don’t fool yourself, [F]she was heartache from the [Em]moment that you met her.
[F]Ah, my heart feels so still, [F]as I try to find the will to [C]forget her, somehow.
[Em]Ooh, I think I’ve forgotten her [Am]now.

[verse 3]
[Am] [Em] [F]
[Am]Her love is a rose, pale and dying, [Em]dropping her petals in land unknown
[Am]All full of wine, the world before her, [Am]was sober with [Em]no place to go.

[chorus]
[F]Don’t fool yourself, [F]she was heartache from the [Em]moment that you met her.
[F]My heart is frozen still, [F]as I try to find the will to [C]forget her, somehow.
[Em]She’s somewhere out there [Am]now.

[verse 4]
[Am] [Em]
[Am]Well my tears [Em]falling down [F]as I try [Am]to forget,
[Am]Her love was a [Em]joke from the [F]day that we [Am]met.
[Am]All of the [Em]words, [F]all of her [Am]men,
[Am]All of my [Em]pain when I [F]think back to [Am]when.
[Am]Remember her [Em]hair as it [F]shone in the [Am]sun,
[Am]The smell of [Em]the bed when I [F]knew what she’d [Am]done.
[Am]Tell yourself [Em]over and [F]over you [E]won’t ever need her again.

[chorus]
[F]Don’t fool yourself, [F]she was heartache from the [Em]moment that you met her.
[F]My heart is frozen still, [F]as I try to find the will to [C]forget her, somehow.
[Em]She’s somewhere out there [Am]now.

[Closing]
[F]Oh, [F]she was heartache from the day that I first [Em]met her.
[F]My heart is frozen still, [F]as I try to find the will to [C]forget you somehow
[Em]’Cause I know you’re somewhere [Am]out there right now.

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ArtistJeff Buckley
AlbumGrace
GenresAlternative, Indie, Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year1994
KeyAm

How to play Forget Her on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Jeff Buckley - Forget Her on guitar requires 5 chords and 6 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.

Forget Her uses these transitions most often: Em → F (15), Am → Em (14), and F → Am (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 Am - Em chord transition.

1. Am → Em chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from Am to Em;

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

2. Em → F chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from Em to F;

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

3. F → Am chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from F to Am;

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

4. F → C chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from F to C;

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

5. C → Em chord transition

To move from C to Em;

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

6. F → E chord transition

To move from F to E;

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

Forget Her chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Forget Her.

  • Forget Her includes 59 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Forget Her contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Forget Her connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → Em: 10%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → Am: 11%
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