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Sara Bareilles - Love Song Chords

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ChordsGm, Bb, Dm, F, Am, C, G, A
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

GmHeadunderBbwater,andtheyDmtellme,tobreatheFeasyforawhile
GmButbreathinggetsBbharder,evenDmiknowFthat
GmYoumaderoomforBbme,butitstoosoontoDmsee
IfI’mFhappyinyourhands,GmI’mBbunusuallyhardtoholdDmontoF
GmBlankstaresAmatblankpages,BbnoeasyAmwaytosaythis
GmYoumeanAmwell,butyoumakethisBbhardonme
I’mnotgonnawriteyouGmalovesong,’causeyouCaskedforit
‘CauseyouFneedone,youBbsee,I’mnotgonnawriteyouaGmlovesong
CauseyouCtellmeit’s,makeorFbreakinthis
IfBbyou’reonyourway,I’mnotgonnaGmwriteyoutoFstay
IfDmallyouhaveisleavingI’maGneedabetterreason
ToBbwriteyouaClovesongGmtodayBbDmF
GmIlearnedBbthehardway,thatDmtheyallsay.
ThingsyouFwannahear,Gmandmyheavyheart.Bb
DmSingsdeepFdownunderyou,GmandyourBbtwistedwords.
YourhelpDmjusthurts,FyouwerenotwhatIthoughtyouwere.
GmHelloBbtoDmhighandFdry…
GmConvincedmeAmtopleaseyou
BbMademeAmthinkthatIneedthistoo
GmI’mtryingAmtoletyouhearmeasBbiam
I’mnotgonnawriteyouGmalovesong,’causeyouCaskedforit
‘CauseyouFneedone,youBbsee,I’mnotgonnawriteyouaGmlovesong
CauseyouCtellmeit’s,makeorFbreakinthis
IfBbyou’reonyourway,I’mnotgonnaGmwriteyoutoFstay
IfDmallyouhaveisleavingI’maGneedabetterreason
ToBbwriteyouaClovesongtoday
DmPromiseAmmeBbyou’llleavetheFlightCon
DmTohelpmeAmseeBbwithdaylight,myFguide,Cgone
DmCauseIAbelievethere’saBbway,youcanClovemebecauseIsay
I’mnotgonnawriteyouGmalovesong,’causeyouCaskedforit
‘CauseyouFneedone,youBbsee,I’mnotgonnawriteyouaGmlovesong
CauseyouCtellmeit’s,makeorFbreakinthis
I’mnotgonnawriteyouaGmlovesong,’causeyouCtellmeit’s
MakeorFbreakinthis,I’mnotgonnawriteyouaGmlovesong
CauseyouCtellmeit’smakeorbreakinthis,ifBbyou’reonyourway
I’mnotgonnaGmwriteyoutoFstay,ifyourDmheartisnowhereinit
IdontCwantitforaminute,babeillDmwalkthesevenseas
WhenIGbelievethatthere’sareason
ToBbwriteyouaClovesongGmtoday,Bbtoday
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ArtistSara Bareilles
AlbumLittle Voice
GenresPop
Year2007
KeyGm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Love Song on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Sara Bareilles - Love Song on guitar requires 8 chords and 16 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 Song uses these transitions most often: F → Gm (11), Bb → Dm (10), and Dm → F (10). 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 Gm - Bb chord transition.

1. Gm → Bb chord transition

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

Switching from Gm to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.

Gm to Bb

2. Bb → Dm chord transition

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

Switching from Bb to Dm:

  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 E string fret 1.
  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 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.

Bb to Dm

3. Dm → F chord transition

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

To move from Dm to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.

Dm to F

4. F → Gm chord transition

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

To move from F to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.

F to Gm

5. Gm → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from Gm to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

6. Am → Bb chord transition

Switching from Am to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

7. Gm → C chord transition

To move from Gm to C:

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

8. 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 7 times.

9. F → Bb chord transition

Here's how to move from F 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 A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from D string fret 3 to B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

10. 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 chorus, played 3 times.

11. G → Bb chord transition

To move from G to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

12. Bb → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Bb to C:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

13. C → Dm chord transition

To move from C to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

14. Dm → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm to Am:

  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 G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

15. Dm → A chord transition

Switching from Dm to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

16. A → Bb chord transition

To move from A 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 G string fret 2 to D string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

Love Song chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Love Song.

  • Love Song includes 116 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Love Song contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Love Song connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Bb, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).
    • Bb → F: 34%
    • Bb → C: 20%
    After Gm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (15%), F (12%), and Dm (10%).
    • Gm → C: 15%
    • Gm → F: 12%
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