Green Day - Let Yourself Go Chords
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How to play Let Yourself Go on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Green Day - Let Yourself Go on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 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.
Let Yourself Go uses these transitions most often: A → D (26), D → G (20), and G → A (20). 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 G - D chord transition.
1. G → D chord transition
To move from G to D:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 13 times.
2. D → A chord transition
To move from D to A:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 3 to fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 19 times.
3. A → G chord transition
To move from A to G:
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 17 times.
4. G → G# chord transition
Here's how to move from G to G#:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 4.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.
5. G# → A chord transition
Here's how to move from G# to A:
- Slide your index finger on D string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 4 and place it on B string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.
Let Yourself Go chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Let Yourself Go.
- Let Yourself Go includes 125 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Let Yourself Go contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Let Yourself Go 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 → G: 13%
After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).- D → G: 29%
- D → A: 17%