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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.

DmA7DmA7BbADmC
GmC7FFDmDmDmDm
DmIwasn’tjealous A7beforeDmwemet
NoweveryDm7womanDmIA7see,
DmIsa CpotentialthreatC
DmAndI’mpossessive,itA7isn’tDmnice
You’veheardmeDm7saying
DmThatA7smokingwasmyConlyviceC
ButDmnowitisn’ttrueDm,now A7everythingisnewA7
AndDmallI’velearned,hasBboverturned
IDmbegofyouG
DmDon’tAgoDmwastingyourBbemotion
DmLayCallyourGmloveConFmeF
DmItwaslikeshootingaA7sittingDmduck
AlittleDm7smalltalk,aA7smileDmandbaby,
CIwasstuck
DmIstilldon’tknowwhatyou’veA7donewithDmme
AgrownupDm7womanDmshouldA7neverDmfallsoCeasily
IDmfeelakindoffearDm,
WhenA7Idon’thaveyounearA7
DmUnsatisfied,IBbskipmypride
IDmbegyoudearG
DmDon’tAgoDmwastingyourBbemotion
DmLayCallyourGmloveConFmeF
DmDon’tAgoDmsharingyourBbdevotion
DmLayCallyourGmloveConFmeF
DmI’vehadafewlittleA7love Dmaffairs
Theydidn’tDm7lastDmveryA7longDmandthey’vebeenCprettyscarce
DmIusedtothinkthatwasA7sensible
ItmakestheDm7truthDmevenA7moreDmincomprehensible
CauseDmeverythingisnewDm,andA7everythingisyouA7
AndDmallI’velearned,hasBboverturnedwhatDmcanIdoG
DmDon’tAgoDmwastingyourBbemotion
DmLayCallyourGmloveConFmeF
DmDon’tAgoDmsharingyourBbdevotion
DmLayCallyourGmloveConFmeF
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ArtistABBA
AlbumSuper Trouper
GenresPop
Year1980
KeyDm
DifficultyAdvanced

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

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the intro, played 17 times.

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.

This transition appears in the intro.

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.

This transition appears in the intro, played 6 times.

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

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the intro, played 11 times.

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.

This transition appears in the intro, played 12 times.

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.

This transition appears in the intro, played 6 times.

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.

This transition appears in the intro.

8. C7 → F chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the intro.

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.

This transition appears in the intro, played 5 times.

10. Dm → Dm7 chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

12. Dm → G chord transition

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 3 times.

13. C → F chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

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 (41%), D7 (18%), and Dm (13%).
    • A7 → Dm: 13%
    • A7 → Bb: 1%
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