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ABBA - Lay All Your Love On Me Chords

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ChordsDm, A7, Bb, A, C, Gm, C7, F, Dm7, G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram
  • Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram
  • Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

[intro]
[Dm] [A7] [Dm] [A7] [Bb] [A] [Dm] [C]

[intro]
[Gm] [C7] [F] [F] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm] [Dm]

[Opening]
[Dm]I wasn’t jealous be[A7]fore [Dm]we met
Now every [Dm7]woman [Dm]I [A7]see,
[Dm]Is a poten[C]tial threat [C]
[Dm]And I’m possessive, it [A7]isn’t [Dm]nice

[verse 2]
You’ve heard me [Dm7]saying
[Dm]That [A7]smo[Dm]king was my [C]only vice [C]
But [Dm]now it isn’t true [Dm], now every[A7]thing is new [A7]
And [Dm]all I’ve learned, has [Bb]overturned
I [Dm]beg of you [G]

[verse 3]
[Dm]Don’t [A]go [Dm]wasting your [Bb]emo[A]tion
[Dm]Lay [C]all your [Gm]love [C]on [F]me [F]

[verse 4]
[Dm]It was like shooting a [A7]sitting [Dm]duck
A little [Dm7]small[Dm]talk, a [A7]smile [Dm]and baby,
[C]I was stuck
[Dm]I still don’t know what you’ve [A7]done with [Dm]me
A grownup [Dm7]woman [Dm]should [A7]never [Dm]fall so [C]easily

[verse 5]
I [Dm]feel a kind of fear [Dm],
When [A7]I don’t have you near [A7]
Un[Dm]satisfied, I [Bb]skip my pride
I [Dm]beg you dear [G]

[chorus]
[Dm]Don’t [A]go [Dm]wasting your [Bb]emo[A]tion
[Dm]Lay [C]all your [Gm]love [C]on [F]me [F]
[Dm]Don’t [A]go [Dm]sharing your [Bb]dev[A]otion
[Dm]Lay [C]all your [Gm]love [C]on [F]me [F]

[verse 6]
[Dm]I’ve had a few little [A7]love aff[Dm]airs
They didn’t [Dm7]last [Dm]very [A7]long [Dm]and they’ve been [C]pretty scarce
[Dm]I used to think that was [A7]sens[Dm]ible
It makes the [Dm7]truth [Dm]even [A7]more [Dm]incompre[C]hensible

[Closing]
Cause [Dm]everything is new [Dm], and [A7]everything is you [A7]
And [Dm]all I’ve learned, has [Bb]overturned what [Dm]can I do [G]

[chorus]
[Dm]Don’t [A]go [Dm]wasting your [Bb]emo[A]tion
[Dm]Lay [C]all your [Gm]love [C]on [F]me [F]
[Dm]Don’t [A]go [Dm]sharing your [Bb]dev[A]otion
[Dm]Lay [C]all your [Gm]love [C]on [F]me [F]

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ArtistABBA
AlbumSuper Trouper
GenresPop
Year1980
KeyDm

How to play Lay All Your Love On Me on Guitar (Step-by-step)

ABBA - Lay All Your Love On Me on guitar requires 10 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.

Lay All Your Love On Me uses these transitions most often: Dm → A7 (17), A7 → Dm (16), and Dm → C (12). 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 - A7 chord transition.

1. Dm → A7 chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram

To move from Dm to A7;

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

2. A7 → Bb chord transition

Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram
Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram

To move from A7 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 B string fret 2 to D string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.
A7 to Bb

3. Bb → A chord transition

Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

To move from Bb to A;

  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 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D 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 2.
Bb to A

4. A → Dm chord transition

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

To move from A to Dm;

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

5. Dm → C chord transition

To move from Dm to C;

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

6. C → Gm chord transition

To move from C to Gm;

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

7. Gm → C7 chord transition

To move from Gm to C7;

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

8. C7 → F chord transition

To move from C7 to F;

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

9. F → Dm chord transition

To move from F to Dm;

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

10. Dm → Dm7 chord transition

To move from Dm to Dm7;

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

11. Dm → Bb chord transition

To move from Dm 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 B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.

12. Dm → G chord transition

To move 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.

13. C → F chord transition

To move from C to F;

  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. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

Lay All Your Love On Me chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Lay All Your Love On Me.

  • Lay All Your Love On Me includes 126 chord transitions, 13 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Lay All Your Love On Me contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Lay All Your Love On Me connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → C: 18%
    • Dm → G: 16%
    After A7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (42%), D7 (18%), and Dm (12%).
    • A7 → Dm: 12%
    • A7 → Bb: 1%
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