Billie Eilish - Hotline Bling Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
How to play Hotline Bling on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Billie Eilish - Hotline Bling on guitar requires 2 chords and 1 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.
Hotline Bling uses these transitions most often: Am → Dm (12) and Dm → Am (12). 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 Dm - Am chord transition.
1. Dm → Am chord transition
Switching from Dm to Am:
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 12 times.
Hotline Bling chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Hotline Bling.
- Hotline Bling includes 24 chord transitions, 1 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Hotline Bling contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Hotline Bling connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
- Dm → Am: 14%
After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).- Am → Dm: 7%