Dolly Parton - Love Is Like A Butterfly Chords
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How to play Love Is Like A Butterfly on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Dolly Parton - Love Is Like A Butterfly on guitar requires 5 chords and 6 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 Is Like A Butterfly uses these transitions most often: G → D (28), D → G (21), and D → C (8). 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 D - C chord transition.
1. D → C chord transition
Switching from D to C:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.
2. D → G chord transition
Here's how to move from D to G:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 21 times.
3. C → G chord transition
Switching from C to G:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 7 times.
4. D → E7 chord transition
Switching from D to E7:
- While playing D, lift your ring finger from B string fret 3.
- Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.
5. E7 → A chord transition
Switching from E7 to A:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on B string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.
6. A → D chord transition
Here's how to move from A to D:
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.
Love Is Like A Butterfly chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Love Is Like A Butterfly.
- Love Is Like A Butterfly includes 75 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Love Is Like A Butterfly contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Love Is Like A Butterfly connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
- D → G: 29%
- D → A: 17%
After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).- G → D: 24%