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Carole King - It’s Too Late Chords

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ChordsDm, G7, Cm, Bb, Eb, Gm7, A7sus4, A7, F
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

DmG7DmG7
DmStayedinbedallmorningjusttoG7passthetime
DmThere’ssomethingwrongheretherecanG7benodenying
DmOneofusischanging
OrCmmaybewe’vejuststoppedBbtrying
Andit’sEbtoolatebabynowBbit’stoolate
ThoughweEbreallydidtrytoBbmakeit
EbSomethinginsidehasBbdied
AndIcan’tGm7hideandIjustcan’tA7sus4fakeitA7
DmG7DmG7
ItDmusedtobesoeasylivingG7herewithyou
DmYouwerelightandbreezyandIG7knewjustwhattodo
NowDmyoulooksounhappyandCmIfeellikeaBbfool
Andit’sEbtoolatebabynowBbit’stoolate
ThoughweEbreallydidtrytoBbmakeit
EbSomethinginsidehasBbdied
AndIcan’tGm7hideandIjustcan’tA7sus4fakeitA7oh
FNonoBbEbDmEbBbGm7A7
DmG7DmG7
DmThere’llbegoodtimesagainforG7meandyou
ButweDmjustcan’tstaytogetherdon’tyouG7feelittoo
StillI’mDmgladforwhatwehad
CmAndhowIonceBblovedyou
Butit’sEbtoolatebabynowBbit’stoolate
ThoughweEbreallydidtrytoBbmakeit
EbSomethinginsidehasBbdied
AndIcan’tGm7hideandIjustcan’tA7sus4fakeitA7oh
FNonoBbEbDmEbBbGm7
A7sus4It’stooFlateBbbaby
It’stooFlatenowBbdarlingit’stooFlate
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ArtistCarole King
AlbumTapestry
GenresRock
Year1971
KeyDm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play It's Too Late on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Carole King - It's Too Late on guitar requires 9 chords and 13 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.

It's Too Late uses these transitions most often: Dm → G7 (12), G7 → Dm (12), and Bb → Eb (11). 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 - G7 chord transition.

1. Dm → G7 chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

To move from Dm to G7:

  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 1.

This transition appears in the intro, played 12 times.

Dm to G7

2. Dm → Cm chord transition

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

Here's how to move from Dm to Cm:

  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 1.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

Dm to Cm

3. Cm → Bb chord transition

Guitar Cm chord diagram Fingering: x-3-1-0-1-3Guitar Cm chord diagram
Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram

Switching from Cm to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

Cm to Bb

4. Bb → Eb chord transition

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

Switching 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 chorus, played 11 times.

Bb to Eb

5. Bb → Gm7 chord transition

Switching from Bb to Gm7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

6. Gm7 → A7sus4 chord transition

Here's how to move from Gm7 to A7sus4:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

7. A7sus4 → A7 chord transition

Switching from A7sus4 to A7:

  1. While playing A7sus4, lift your ring finger from B string fret 3.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

8. A7 → Dm chord transition

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 interlude, played 2 times.

9. A7 → F chord transition

To move from A7 to F:

  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 A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

10. F → Bb chord transition

Here's how to move from F to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

11. Eb → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from Eb to Dm:

  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 E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E 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, played 2 times.

12. Gm7 → A7 chord transition

Switching from Gm7 to A7:

  1. While playing Gm7, lift your ring finger from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

13. A7sus4 → F chord transition

To move from A7sus4 to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

It's Too Late chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in It's Too Late.

  • It's Too Late includes 80 chord transitions, 13 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • It's Too Late contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how It's Too Late connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Bb, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).
    • Bb → F: 34%
    • Bb → Eb: 5%
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → G7: 6%
    • Dm → Cm: 0%
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