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Adele - Love In The Dark Chords

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ChordsAm, C, Em, F, C7, Em7, G7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

AmCEmFAmCEmF
AmTakeyourCeyesoffofEmmesoIcanFleave
I’mAmfartooCashamedtodoitEmwithyouwatchingFme
AmThisisneverCending,wehaveEmbeenhereFbefore
ButAmIcan’tstaythisCtime’causeIdon’tEmloveyouFanymore
Please,AmstaywhereyouC7are
Don’tcomeEm7anyFcloser
Don’tAmtrytochangemyC7mind
I’mbeingEm7crueltobeFkind
Ican’tFloveG7youintheAmdarkC
Itfeelslikewe’reFoceans Amapart
There’sFsomuchspaceG7betweenus
Maybewe’reAmalreadyCdefeated
FEhh..G7EverythingAmchangedmeEmC
AmYouhavegivenCmesomethingthatEmIcantliveFwithout
YouAmmustn’tCunderestimatethatEmwhenyouareinFdoubt
ButAmIdon’twantCtocarryonEmlikeeverythingisFfine
TheAmlongerweCignoreitalltheEmmorethatwewillFfight
PleaseAmdon’tfallC7apart
Ican’tEm7faceyourbreakingFheart
I’mAmtryingtobeC7brave
StopEm7askingmetoFstay
Ican’tFloveG7youintheAmdarkC
Itfeelslikewe’reFoceans Amapart
There’sFsomuchspaceG7betweenus
Maybewe’reAmalreadyCdefeated
FEhhh..G7EverythingAmchangedmeEmC
WearenottheFonlyones,Idon’tG7regretathing
EveryEm7wordIsaid,youknowI’llAmalwaysmean
ItistheFworldtome,thatyouareG7inmylife
ButIAmwanttoliveandnotjustsurvive
FG7AmCFG7AmC
That’swhyIcan’tFloveG7youintheAmdarkC
Itfeelslikewe’reFoceans Amapart
There’sFsomuchspaceG7betweenus
Maybewe’reAmalreadyCdefeated
‘CauseFehhh..
EverythingAmchangedmeEmC
AndFI,G7Idon’tthinkyoucanAmsavemeAm
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ArtistAdele
Album25
GenresPop
Year2015
KeyAm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Love In The Dark on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Adele - Love In The Dark on guitar requires 7 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.

Love In The Dark uses these transitions most often: Am → C (21), F → G7 (17), and G7 → Am (16). 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 Am - C chord transition.

1. Am → C chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from Am to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 21 times.

Am to C

2. C → Em chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

Switching from C to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.

C to Em

3. Em → F chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

Switching from Em to F:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 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, played 10 times.

Em to F

4. F → Am chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from F to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 12 times.

F to Am

5. Am → C7 chord transition

To move from Am to C7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

6. C7 → Em7 chord transition

Here's how to move from C7 to Em7:

  1. While playing C7, first lift your index finger, ring finger, and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

7. Em7 → F chord transition

Switching from Em7 to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

8. F → G7 chord transition

To move from F to G7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 17 times.

9. G7 → Am chord transition

Switching from G7 to Am:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 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 E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 16 times.

10. C → F chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 13 times.

11. Am → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to Em:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

12. G7 → Em7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to Em7:

  1. While playing G7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

13. Em7 → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from Em7 to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

Love In The Dark chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Love In The Dark.

  • Love In The Dark includes 122 chord transitions, 13 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Love In The Dark contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Love In The Dark connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → C: 16%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → Am: 11%
    • F → G7: 3%
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