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Bill Withers - Lovely Day Chords

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ChordsD, Bm7, Gm7, Bb, C, Am7, Gmaj7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar Bm7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-2-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Gm7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-x-3-3-3-x Barre at fret 3.Guitar Gm7 chord diagram
  • Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Am7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-1-0Guitar Am7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Gmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-2Guitar Gmaj7 chord diagram

[Opening]
[D][Bm7][Gm7][Bb][D][Bm7][Gm7][Bb]
[D]When I wake up in the [Bm7]morning love
[Gm7]And the sun it hurts my [Bb]eyes [C]
[D]And something without [Bm7]warning love
[Gm7]Weighs heavy on my [Bb]mind [C]

[Closing]
[Gm7]Then I look at you [C]
[Am7]And the world seems al[Gm7]right with me [Am7]
[Gm7]Just one look at you [C]
[Am7]And I know its [Gm7]gonna be [Am7]
A lovely [D]day ([Bm7]Lovely [Gm7]day [Bb]lovely [C]day

[chorus]
[Gm7]Lovely day lovely day [Bm7]lovely [Gm7]day [Bb]lovely [Am7]day
A lovely [D]day ([Bm7]Lovely day lovely day [Bb]lovely day lovely day
Lovely [D]day lovely day [Gm7]lovely day lovely [Am7]day

[chorus]
[D]When the day that lies a[Bm7]head of me
[Gmaj7]Seems impossible to [Bb]face [C]
[D]When someone else in[Bm7]stead of me
[Gm7]Always seems to know the [Bb]way [C]

[chorus]
[Gm7]Then I look at you [C]
[Am7]And the world seems al[Gm7]right with me [Am7]
[Gm7]Just one look at you [C]
[Am7]And I know its [Gm7]gonna be [Am7]

[chorus]
A lovely [D]day Lovely day lovely day [Bm7]lovely day lovely day
[Gmaj7]Lovely day lovely day [Gm7]lovely day [Bb]lovely day
A lovely [D]day Lovely day lovely day [Bm7]lovely day lovely day
[Gmaj7]Lovely day lovely day [Gm7]lovely day [Bb]lovely day

[chorus]
[D]When the day that lies a[Bm7]head of me
[Gmaj7]Seems impossible to [Bb]face [C]
[D]When someone else in[Bm7]stead of me
[Gm7]Always seems to know the [Bb]way [C]

[chorus]
[Gm7]Then I look at you [C]
[Am7]And the world seems al[Gm7]right with me [Am7]
[Gm7]Just one look at you [C]
[Am7]And I know its [Gm7]gonna be [Am7]

[chorus]
A lovely [D]day Lovely day lovely day [Bm7]lovely day lovely day
[Gmaj7]Lovely day lovely day [Gm7]lovely day [Bb]lovely day

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ArtistBill Withers
AlbumMenagerie
GenresR&B, Soul
Year1977
KeyD

How to play Lovely Day on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Bill Withers - Lovely Day on guitar requires 7 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.

Lovely Day uses these transitions most often: D → Bm7 (13), Gm7 → Bb (11), and Am7 → Gm7 (9). 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 - Bm7 chord transition.

1. D → Bm7 chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar Bm7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-2-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm7 chord diagram

To move from D to Bm7;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.
D to Bm7

2. Bm7 → Gm7 chord transition

Guitar Bm7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-2-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm7 chord diagram
Guitar Gm7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-x-3-3-3-x Barre at fret 3.Guitar Gm7 chord diagram

To move from Bm7 to Gm7;

  1. While playing Bm7, lift your index finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 4 to fret 3.
Bm7 to Gm7

3. Gm7 → Bb chord transition

Guitar Gm7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-x-3-3-3-x Barre at fret 3.Guitar Gm7 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 Gm7 to Bb;

  1. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 1.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.
Gm7 to Bb

4. Bb → D chord transition

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

To move from Bb to D;

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

5. Bb → C chord transition

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.

6. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D;

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

7. C → Gm7 chord transition

To move from C to Gm7;

  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 E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 3.

8. C → Am7 chord transition

To move from C to Am7;

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.

9. Am7 → Gm7 chord transition

To move from Am7 to Gm7;

  1. While playing Am7, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on D string fret 3.

10. Am7 → D chord transition

To move from Am7 to D;

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

11. Bb → Am7 chord transition

To move from Bb to Am7;

  1. While playing Bb, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  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.

12. Bm7 → Bb chord transition

To move from Bm7 to Bb;

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

13. D → Gm7 chord transition

To move from D to Gm7;

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

14. Bm7 → Gmaj7 chord transition

To move from Bm7 to Gmaj7;

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

15. Gmaj7 → Bb chord transition

To move from Gmaj7 to Bb;

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

16. Gmaj7 → Gm7 chord transition

To move from Gmaj7 to Gm7;

  1. While playing Gmaj7, lift your index finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 3.

Lovely Day chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Lovely Day.

  • Lovely Day includes 98 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Lovely Day contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Lovely Day connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Gm7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C7 (40%), C (15%), and F (9%).
    • Gm7 → C: 15%
    • Gm7 → Bb: 7%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → Bm7: 0%
    • D → Gm7: 0%
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