Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep Chords
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How to play How Do You Sleep on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep 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.
How Do You Sleep uses these transitions most often: C → G (15), Am7 → C (14), and F → Am7 (14). 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 - Am7 chord transition.
1. F → Am7 chord transition
Switching from F to Am7:
- While playing F, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
- 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.
This transition appears in the verse, played 14 times.
2. Am7 → C chord transition
Switching from Am7 to C:
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 14 times.
3. 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 verse, played 15 times.
4. G → F chord transition
Here's how to move from G to F:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 14 times.
5. F → A7 chord transition
To move from F to A7:
- While playing F, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to B string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse.
6. A7 → C chord transition
To move from A7 to C:
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse.
How Do You Sleep chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in How Do You Sleep.
- How Do You Sleep includes 59 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- How Do You Sleep contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how How Do You Sleep connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
- G → F: 9%
After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).- F → A7: 1%
- F → Am7: 0%