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One Direction - History Chords

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ChordsF, A7, Dm, Cm7, Bb, C, C7, Gm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

FYou’vegottahelpme,A7I’mlosingmymind,
DmKeepgettingthefeelingyouwanttoCm7leavethisallbehind.
ThoughtwewereBbgoingstrong,IthoughtwewereCholdingon,
Aren’tFwe?
FNo,theydon’tteachyouA7thisinschool,
DmNowmyheart’sbreakingandICm7don’tknowwhattodo.
ThoughtwewereBbgoingstrong,thoughtwewereCholdingon,
Aren’tFwe?C7
YouandFmegotawholelotofDmhistory,
WecouldGmbethegreatestthingthattheBbworldhaseverseen.
YouandFmegotawholelotofDmhistory,
Sodon’tGmletitgo,wecanFmakesomemore,
WecanBblive C7forever.
FAlloftherumours,A7allofthefights,
DmButwealwaysfindawaytoCm7makeitoutalive.
ThoughtwewereBbgoingstrong,thoughtwewereCholdingon,
Aren’tFwe?C7
YouandFmegotawholelotofDmhistory,
WecouldGmbethegreatestthingthattheC7worldhaseverseen.
YouandFmegotawholelotofDmhistory,
Sodon’tGmletitgo,wecanFmakesomemore,
WecanBblive C7forever.
BbMinibars,expensivecars,
FHotelrooms,andnewtattoos,theBbgoodchampagneandprivateplanes,
ButFwedon’tneedanything’causetheBbtruthisout,
Irealisethat Dmwithoutyouherelifeisjustalie.
ThisisGmnottheend,thisisnottheend,
WecanFmakeit,youknowit,youC7know.
YouandFmegotawholelotofDmhistory,
WecouldGmbethegreatestthingthattheBbworldhaseverseen.
YouandFmegotawholelotofDmhistory,
Sodon’tGmletitgo,wecanFmakesomemore,
WecanBblive C7forever.
YouandFmegotawholelotofDmhistory,
WecouldGmbethegreatestthingthattheBbworldhaseverseen.
YouandFmegotawholelotofDmhistory,
Sodon’tGmletitgo,wecanFmakesomemore,
WecanBblive C7forever.
Sodon’tGmletmego,sodon’tFletmego,
WecanBblive C7forever.
BabyDmdon’tyouknow,babyFdon’tyouknow,
WecanBblive C7forever.F
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ArtistOne Direction
AlbumMade in the A.M.
GenresPop
Year2015
KeyF
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play History on Guitar (Step-by-step)

One Direction - History on guitar requires 8 chords and 16 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.

History uses these transitions most often: Dm → Gm (9), F → Bb (8), and F → Dm (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 F - A7 chord transition.

1. F → A7 chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram

To move from F to A7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

F to A7

2. A7 → Dm chord transition

Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

To move from A7 to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

A7 to Dm

3. Dm → Cm7 chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar Cm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-1-3-4-xGuitar Cm7 chord diagram

To move from Dm to Cm7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

Dm to Cm7

4. Cm7 → Bb chord transition

Guitar Cm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-1-3-4-xGuitar Cm7 chord diagram
Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram

To move from Cm7 to Bb:

  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 D string fret 3.
  3. Keep ring finger on G string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky on B string from fret 4 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

Cm7 to Bb

5. Bb → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Bb to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

6. C → F chord transition

Switching from C to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

7. F → C7 chord transition

Here's how to move from F to C7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

8. F → Dm chord transition

To move from F to Dm:

  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 E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.

9. Dm → Gm chord transition

To move from Dm to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 9 times.

10. Gm → Bb chord transition

Here's how to move from Gm to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

11. Bb → F chord transition

Here's how to move from Bb to F:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

12. Gm → F chord transition

To move from Gm to F:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

13. Bb → C7 chord transition

Switching from Bb to C7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

14. Gm → C7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Gm to C7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

15. Bb → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from Bb to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

16. C7 → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from C7 to Dm:

  1. While playing C7, lift your pinky from G string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

History chord transition analysis

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

  • History includes 79 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • History contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how History connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → Dm: 5%
    • F → Bb: 5%
    After Bb, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).
    • Bb → F: 34%
    • Bb → C: 20%
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