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Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You Chords

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ChordsC, Dm, G, Am, D#m, G#, C#, A#m, Em, A, D, Bm, A#
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

C
NoNewYear’sCday,tocelebrate,
NoCchocolatecoveredcandyheartstogiveDmaway.
DmNofirstofspring,nosongtosing,
DmInfacthere’sjustanotherGordinaryCday.
NoAprilCrain,noflowersbloom,
NoCweddingSaturdaywithinthemonthofDmJune.
DmButwhatitis,issomethingtrue,
DmMadeupofthesethreewordsthatGImustsaytoCyou.
IjustDmcalledtoGsayICloveyou,
IjustDmcalledtoGsayhowmuchIAmcare.
IjustDmcalledtoGsayIAmloveyou,
AndIDmmeanitfromtheGbottomofmyCheart.
Nosummer’sChigh,nowarmJuly,
NoCharvestmoontolightonetenderAugustDmnight.
DmNoautumnbreeze,nofallingleaves,
DmNoteventimeforbirdstoGflytosouthernCskies.
NoLibraCSun,noHalloween,
NoCgivingthankstoalltheChristmasjoyyouDmbring.
DmButwhatitis,thoughold,sonew.
DmTofillyourheartlikenothreeGwordscouldeverCdo.
IjustD#mcalledtoG#sayIC#loveyou.
IjustD#mcalledtoG#sayhowmuchIA#mcare,Ido.
IjustD#mcalledtoG#sayIA#mloveyou.
AndID#mmeanitfromtheG#bottomofmyC#heart.
IjustEmcalledtoAsayIDloveyou.
IjustEmcalledtoAsayhowmuchIBmcare.
IjustEmcalledtoAsayIBmloveyou.
AndIEmmeanitfromtheAbottomofmyDheart.
A#OfmyCheart,ofmyDheart.
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ArtistStevie Wonder
AlbumThe Woman in Red
GenresPop, R&B, Soul
Year1984
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play I Just Called To Say I Love You on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You on guitar requires 13 chords and 20 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.

I Just Called To Say I Love You uses these transitions most often: Dm → G (8), C → Dm (6), and G → C (6). 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 - Dm chord transition.

1. C → Dm chord transition

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

To move from C to Dm:

  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. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

C to Dm

2. Dm → G chord transition

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

Switching from Dm to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

Dm to G

3. G → C chord transition

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

To move from G to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 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 E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

G to C

4. G → Am chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

Switching from G to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 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 E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

G to Am

5. Am → Dm chord transition

To move from Am to Dm:

  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. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

6. C → D#m chord transition

To move from C to D#m:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

7. D#m → G# chord transition

Here's how to move from D#m to G#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

8. G# → C# chord transition

Switching from G# to C#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

9. C# → D#m chord transition

Switching from C# to D#m:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

10. G# → A#m chord transition

Switching from G# to A#m:

  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 B string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

11. A#m → D#m chord transition

Switching from A#m to D#m:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

12. C# → Em chord transition

Switching from C# to Em:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

13. Em → A chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to A:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

14. A → D chord transition

Switching from A to D:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

15. D → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from D to Em:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

16. A → Bm chord transition

Here's how to move from A to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

17. Bm → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from Bm to Em:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

18. D → A# chord transition

Here's how to move from D to A#:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

19. A# → C chord transition

Switching from A# to C:

  1. While playing A#, 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.

20. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

I Just Called To Say I Love You chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in I Just Called To Say I Love You.

  • I Just Called To Say I Love You includes 51 chord transitions, 20 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • I Just Called To Say I Love You contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how I Just Called To Say I Love You connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → D: 11%
    • C → Dm: 5%
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → G: 16%
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