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Green Day - Last Night On Earth Chords

ChordsA, A7, D, Dm, F#m, E
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to E key to play this song with easier chords.

  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
  • Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram
  • Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram


[A]I text a postcard sent to you, did it go [A7]through?
[D]Sending [Dm]all my love to [A]you.
[A]You are the [A]moonlight, of my [A]life every [A7]night.
[D]Giving [Dm]all my love to [A]you.


[D]My beating [Dm]heart belong to [A]you
[D]I walk for [Dm]miles ’til i found [A]you
[D]I’m here to [Dm]honor you
[A]If I [A7]lose [F#m] [E]everything in the [D]fire
[Dm]I’m sending all my love to you


[A] [A7] [D] [Dm] [A]
[A]With every breath that I am worth, [A7]here on earth
[D]I’m sending [Dm]all my love to [A]you
[A]So if you dare to second guess
You can [A7] [D]rest assured, that [Dm]all my love’s for [A]you


[D]My beating [Dm]heart belong to [A]you
[D]I walk for [Dm]miles ’til i found [A]you
[D]I’m here to [Dm]honor you
[A]If I [A7]lose [F#m] [E]everything in the [D]fire
[Dm]I’m sending all my love to you


[A] [A7] [D] [Dm] [A]
[D]My beating [Dm]heart belong to [A]you
[D]I walk for [Dm]miles til i found [A]you
[D]I’m here to [Dm]honor you
[A]If I [A7]lose [F#m] [E]everything in the [D]fire
[Dm]Did I come and make it through


[A] [A7] [D] [Dm] [A]

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ArtistGreen Day
Album21st Century Breakdown
Year2009
KeyA

How to play Last Night On Earth on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Green Day - Last Night On Earth on guitar requires 6 chords and 8 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.

Last Night On Earth uses these transitions most often: D → Dm (19), Dm → A (19), and A → A7 (10). 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 A - A7 chord transition.

1. A → A7 chord transition

To move from A to A7;

  1. While playing A, lift your ring finger from B string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.
A to A7

2. A7 → D chord transition

To move from A7 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 B string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 3.
A7 to D

3. D → Dm chord transition

To move from D to Dm;

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

4. Dm → A chord transition

To move from Dm to A;

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

5. A → D chord transition

To move 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.

6. A7 → F#m chord transition

To move from A7 to F#m;

  1. While playing A7, lift your middle finger from B string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 4.

7. F#m → E chord transition

To move from F#m to E;

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

8. E → D chord transition

To move from E to D;

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

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Last Night On Earth.

  • Last Night On Earth includes 73 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Last Night On Earth contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Last Night On Earth connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → A7: 3%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → Dm: 1%