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Charlie Puth - I Won’t Tell A Soul Chords

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ChordsD, A, Em, Gm, G, F#, Bm, Bb, Eb, Fm, Abm, E, Ab
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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OhDdarlingIknowyou’retaken,something’boutthisjustAdon’tfeelright
EveryEmtime,oneofus,triesGmtoleavehere,ohtheotheroneDHoldsontight.Ohoh
BabyDtonightThere’ssoDmuchDloveinbetweenus
ButyouGsayyougottagetGmhome,stayherewithDme
Iwon’ttellaDsoulDA
YoutellmeDsomeone’swaitingforya,thatyoucan’tdothisAanymore
ButyouEmkissmeagain,sogoGmaheadand,drawtheblindsandLockalltheDdoors
BabyDtonightThere’ssoDmuchDloveinbetweenus
ButyouGsayyougottagetGmhome,stayherewithDme
Iwon’ttellaDsoulDA
OhifyouF#wantme,like,Iwantyou,Iwon’tjudgeyou
ThiscouldbeourlittleBmsecret,oursecret
SotellF#meifyou’reready,’causeifnooneknowsthen
Itain’treallyBmcheatingABb
OhdarlingEbIknowyou’retaken,butsomething’boutthisBb
Justfeelssoright(Ohbaby),’causeeveryFmtime,Oneofus,
TriestoAbmjustifythesituation,wejustholdonEbtighter.Ohoh
BabyEbtonight,There’ssoEbmuch,Eloveinbetweenus
YouAbsayyougottagetAbmhome,stayherewithEbmeBb
Iwon’ttellaAbsoulEb
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ArtistCharlie Puth
AlbumNine Track Mind
GenresPop
Year2016
KeyD
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play I Won't Tell A Soul on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Charlie Puth - I Won't Tell A Soul 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 Won't Tell A Soul uses these transitions most often: D → A (6), Gm → D (6), and A → D (3). 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 D - A chord transition.

1. D → A chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

Here's how to move from D to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

D to A

2. A → Em chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

Here's how to move from A to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

A to Em

3. Em → Gm chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram

To move from Em to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

Em to Gm

4. Gm → D chord transition

Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

Switching from Gm to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

Gm to D

5. D → G chord transition

Here's how to move from D to G:

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

6. G → Gm chord transition

Switching from G to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

7. A → F# chord transition

Switching from A to F#:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

8. F# → Bm chord transition

To move from F# to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

9. Bm → G chord transition

Here's how to move from Bm to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

10. G → A chord transition

Here's how to move from G to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

11. A → Bb chord transition

To move from A to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

12. Bb → Eb chord transition

To move from Bb to Eb:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

13. Bb → Fm chord transition

To move from Bb to Fm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

14. Fm → Abm chord transition

Switching from Fm to Abm:

  1. Slide your index finger on E string from fret 1 to fret 4.
  2. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 3 to fret 6.
  3. Slide your pinky on D string from fret 3 to fret 6.

This transition appears in the verse.

15. Abm → Eb chord transition

Here's how to move from Abm to Eb:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 1.
  2. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 6 to G string fret 3.
  3. Lift your pinky from D string fret 6 and place it on B string fret 4.
  4. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

16. Eb → E chord transition

Switching from Eb to E:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

17. E → Ab chord transition

To move from E to Ab:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

18. Ab → Abm chord transition

Switching from Ab to Abm:

  1. While playing Ab, lift your middle finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 4.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 4 to A string fret 6.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 6.

This transition appears in the chorus.

19. Bb → Ab chord transition

Here's how to move from Bb to Ab:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

20. Ab → Eb chord transition

Here's how to move from Ab to Eb:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

I Won't Tell A Soul chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in I Won't Tell A Soul.

  • I Won't Tell A Soul includes 44 chord transitions, 20 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • I Won't Tell A Soul contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how I Won't Tell A Soul connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → A: 17%
    After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → Em: 7%
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