Elvis Presley - (Marie’s the Name) His Latest Flame Chords
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How to play His Latest Flame on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Elvis Presley - His Latest Flame on guitar requires 4 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.
His Latest Flame uses these transitions most often: G → Em (33), Em → G (25), and C → D7 (17). 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 G - Em chord transition.
1. G → Em chord transition
To move from G to Em:
- While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 33 times.
2. Em → C chord transition
Here's how to move from Em to C:
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on B string fret 1.
This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.
3. C → D7 chord transition
Switching from C to D7:
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 17 times.
4. D7 → G chord transition
Here's how to move from D7 to G:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.
5. Em → D7 chord transition
Here's how to move from Em to D7:
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Place index finger on B string fret 1.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
6. C → G chord transition
Here's how to move from C to G:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
His Latest Flame chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in His Latest Flame.
- His Latest Flame includes 103 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- His Latest Flame contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how His Latest Flame connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
- Em → C: 26%
- Em → G: 18%
After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).- G → Em: 9%