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James Arthur - Get Down Chords

ChordsC, Em, D, G
Strumming↓-↓↓↑

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

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


[C]Outside there’s a bird and it is singing
[Em]And outside of my window, there’s a life [D]
[C]I feel like someone’s talking to my spirit
[Em]They tell me that there’s reasons to survive [D]


I could [G]draw you a picture, I could write on my face
I could [D]read you a scripture of tales


And I know, [C]no matter how much [Em]colder, or how much I [G]carry on my [D]shoulders
As long as I’m [C]standing, I’ll be [Em]closer, ’cause it ain’t [G]over, ’til it’s [D]over
But we don’t [C]get down [Em]no we don’t [G]get down [D]
We can turn [C]this around, and [Em]maybe, it’s [G]today ahh [D]yeah


[C]’Cause all these scenes of grief got my head spinning
And we’re [Em]dancing on the edge of a knife [D]
And [C]could I be your hero or your villain
Uhh, I [Em]guess it just depends in whose eyes [D]


I could [G]draw you a picture, I could write on my fist
I could [D]read you a scripture of this


And I know, [C]no matter how much [Em]colder, or how much I [G]carry on my [D]shoulders
As long as I’m [C]standing, I’ll be [Em]closer, ’cause it ain’t [G]over, ’til it’s [D]over
But we don’t [C]get down [Em]no we don’t [G]get down [D]
We can turn [C]this around, and [Em]maybe, it’s [G]today ahh [D]yeah


And I don’t get [C]down, ’cause you lift me [Em]up
No I don’t get [G]down, ’cause you lift me [D]up


And I know, [C]no matter how much [Em]colder, or how much I [G]carry on my [D]shoulders
As long as I’m [C]standing, I’ll be [Em]closer, ’cause it ain’t [G]over, ’til it’s [D]over
But we don’t [C]get down [Em]no we don’t [G]get down [D]
We can turn [C]this around, and [Em]maybe, it’s [G]today ahh [D]yeah

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AlbumJames Arthur
GenresPop
Year2013
KeyC

How to play Get Down on Guitar (Step-by-step)

James Arthur - Get Down on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 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.

Get Down uses these transitions most often: C → Em (17), D → C (16), and G → D (15). 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 C - Em chord transition.

1. 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.
C to Em

2. Em → D chord transition

To move from Em to D;

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

3. D → C chord transition

To move from D to C;

  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 A string fret 3.
D to C

4. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G;

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

5. Em → G chord transition

To move 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.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Get Down.

  • Get Down includes 67 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Get Down contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Get Down 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 → G: 29%
    • D → C: 14%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → Em: 8%