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Jeff Buckley - Lover You Shouldve Come Over Chords

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ChordsC#m7b5, F#aug7, Bm, D, Dsus4, D/a/A, G6, F#, Em, Em9, C, Em7, Ddim, D/f#/F#, Gm6, Aadd9, Cmaj7, F#5, G, Chorus 4 +1
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

C#m7b5MaybeI'mtooF#aug7youngtoBmkeepgood DloveD/AfromgoingG6wrong
D*D*D*DCEm9EmEm7Em
Buttonight,you'reonmymindsoyou'llneverknow
DD*D*DCEm9EmEm7Em
I'mbrokendownandhungryforyourlovewithnowaytofeedit
DD*D*DCEm9EmEm7Em
Whe–ereareyoutonight?ChildyouknowhowmuchIneedit
C#m7b5TooyoungtoholdF#aug7onandtooBmoldtoDjustD/AbreakfreeandG6runF#
BmSometimesamangetsEmcarried Em9awaywhenheBmfeelslikeheshouldbehavinghisEmfun
AndmuchtooBmblindtoseethedamagehe'sEmdone.CSometimesamanmust Cawake
Tofindthat,really,he Emhas Em9nooneEm7Ddim
D/F#SoI'llwaitfor Gm6youandI'll Aadd9burn.WillIeversee G6yoursweetreturn?
Aadd9Oh,willIeverlearn?Cmaj7Oh,Bmoh,oh,Aadd9lover,G6youshould'veF#5come
Emover,Em7'causeEmit'snottooD/AlateDsus4Mmm...D/ACEmEm7Em
D*D*D*DCEm9EmEm7Em
Lonelyistheroom,thebedismade,theopenwindowletstherainin
D*D*D*DCEm9EmEm7Em
Bu-urninginthecorneristheonlyonewhodreamshehadyouwithhim
C#m7b5Mybody F#aug7turnsandyearnsfor Bma,asleepthatDwon'tD/AeverG6come
D/A*D/A*D/A*DCEm9EmEm7Em
It'sneverover,mykingdomforakissuponhershoulder
D/A*D/A*D/A*DCEm9EmEm7
It'sneverover,allmyrichesforhersmileswhenIsleptsosoftagainsther
D/A*D/A*D/A*DCEm9EmEm7
It'sneverover,allmybloodforthesweetnessofherlaughter
D/A*D/A*D/A*DCEm9EmEm7
It'sneverover,she'sthetearthathangsinsidemysoulforever
C#m7b5Oh,butmaybeI'mjusttooF#aug7youngto Bmkeepgood DloveDsus4fromD/AgoingGwrongGm6
D/F#Oh,Gm6oh,oh,G6oh,Aadd9lover. Cmaj7Oh,Bmoh,oh,
Aadd9LoverG6youAadd9should'veF#5comeEm9over. Em7Yeah,yeah,yeah.
Yes, D/F#I,IfeeltooyoungtoholdGm6on.I'mAadd9muchtoooldtobreakfreeandG6run;
TooAadd9deaf,dumbandblindtoseethedamageCmaj7I'vedoneBm
SweetAadd9lover,G6you,Aadd9youshould'veF#5comeEmover.Em7Ohlove,wellI'veEmwaitedforyou
[Chorus 4]
(adlib)
D/F#Lover; Gm6lover,lover; Aadd9lover,love,love;love,love,G6love,love!
Aadd9Lo–over, Cmaj7lo–––––––o–o–ve!Aadd9LoverG6youAadd9should'veF#5come
EmEm9Em7EmD/A*D/A*D/A*DCEm9
over,it'snottoolate
TIMESIGNATURE:6/8withswung16ths
VERSESTRUMMINGPATTERN
-InVerses,Jeffusesanembellished3-beatpatternbasedaroundDorD/A,
andtheEmvariations.
-TheD*orD/A*symbolsareplacedpreciselyateachrepeatofthispattern.
-SeethetabbeloworlistentoitwiththeUGStrummingPatternfeature.
-SometimesJeffhammers-onthee-string(0h2)atbeat1.
-Itisbasedon
D*orD/A*orEm9,etc
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123123123
(sometimesaddastrumonbeat3onD*andD/A*)
Foreverythingelse,youcanusestandardchordsorthevariationsbelow;
seeliveperformancesforanideaofhowJefflikestoimprovise.
INTRO/VERSECHORDS
Cx32013orx35553orx32033
Em9020002or075070
Em022000or075000
Em7020000or075700
C#m7b5042000
F#7+52x2330
Bmx24432
G6320000
Ddim/Ab4x343x
BRIDGECHORDS
Cx35553or81010988
Ddim/F(1)x3131
CHORUSCHORDS
D/F#200232
Gm63x0330
Aadd95x7600
G6/B7x5700
Aadd9/C#9x7900
Cmaj78x9900
Bmadd117x9700
F#5244xxx
ADDITIONALNOTES
-Mostchordlinesinthetabareexactly4measureslong—seeIntro.
Thiscanhelpyouwiththemusicalphrasing.
-Mostchordslastoneorhalfameasure.
-ListenforthefasterchordchangesinChorusandDsus4bits.
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ArtistJeff Buckley
AlbumSingle
KeyD
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Lover You Shouldve Come Over on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Jeff Buckley - Lover You Shouldve Come Over on guitar requires 21 chords and 38 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.

Lover You Shouldve Come Over uses these transitions most often: Aadd9 → G6 (8), G6 → Aadd9 (8), and Dsus4 → D/a/A (5). 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 C#m7b5 - F#aug7 chord transition.

1. C#m7b5 → F#aug7 chord transition

Guitar C#m7b5 | D♭m7b5 chord diagram Fingering: x-4-5-4-5-x Base fret 4.Guitar C#m7b5 | D♭m7b5 chord diagram
Guitar F#aug7 | G♭aug7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-x-2-3-3-xGuitar F#aug7 | G♭aug7 chord diagram

To move from C#m7b5 to F#aug7:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 4 to D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 5 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky on B string from fret 5 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

C#m7b5 to F#aug7

2. F#aug7 → Bm chord transition

Guitar F#aug7 | G♭aug7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-x-2-3-3-xGuitar F#aug7 | G♭aug7 chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram

Switching from F#aug7 to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

F#aug7 to Bm

3. Bm → D chord transition

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

Switching from Bm to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

Bm to D

4. D → Dsus4 chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar Dsus4 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-3Guitar Dsus4 chord diagram

To move from D to Dsus4:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

D to Dsus4

5. Dsus4 → D/a/A chord transition

To move from Dsus4 to D/a/A:

  1. While playing Dsus4, first lift your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

6. D/a/A → G6 chord transition

Here's how to move from D/a/A to G6:

  1. Place index finger on A string fret 2.
  2. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

7. G6 → C#m7b5 chord transition

Here's how to move from G6 to C#m7b5:

  1. Slide your index finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 4.
  3. Place ring finger on D string fret 5.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 5.

This transition appears in the verse.

8. G6 → F# chord transition

To move from G6 to F#:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

9. F# → Bm chord transition

Here's how to move from F# to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

10. Bm → Em chord transition

To move from Bm to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

11. Em → Em9 chord transition

To move from Em to Em9:

  1. While playing Em, lift your ring finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Place pinky on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

12. Em9 → Bm chord transition

To move from Em9 to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

13. Em → C chord transition

To move from Em to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

14. Em9 → Em7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Em9 to Em7:

  1. While playing Em9, lift your pinky from E string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

15. Em7 → Ddim chord transition

Switching from Em7 to Ddim:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

16. Ddim → D/f#/F# chord transition

Switching from Ddim to D/f#/F#:

  1. While playing Ddim, first lift your index finger and middle finger.

This transition appears in the verse.

17. D/f#/F# → Gm6 chord transition

Here's how to move from D/f#/F# to Gm6:

  1. Place index finger on D string fret 2.
  2. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

18. Gm6 → Aadd9 chord transition

Here's how to move from Gm6 to Aadd9:

  1. While playing Gm6, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger on G string from fret 3 to fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

19. Aadd9 → G6 chord transition

Here's how to move from Aadd9 to G6:

  1. While playing Aadd9, lift your ring finger from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

20. Aadd9 → Cmaj7 chord transition

To move from Aadd9 to Cmaj7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

21. Cmaj7 → Bm chord transition

Here's how to move from Cmaj7 to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

22. Bm → Aadd9 chord transition

To move from Bm to Aadd9:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

23. Aadd9 → F#5 chord transition

To move from Aadd9 to F#5:

  1. While playing Aadd9, lift your middle finger from B string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 4 to A string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

24. F#5 → Em chord transition

Switching from F#5 to Em:

  1. While playing F#5, lift your index finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

25. Em7 → Em chord transition

Switching from Em7 to Em:

  1. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
  2. Place ring finger on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

26. Em → D/a/A chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to D/a/A:

  1. While playing Em, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.

This transition appears in the verse.

27. D/a/A → C chord transition

Switching from D/a/A to C:

  1. Place index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Place middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

28. C → Em9 chord transition

To move from C to Em9:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

29. Em → C#m7b5 chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to C#m7b5:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 4.
  2. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 5.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 5.

This transition appears in the verse.

30. G6 → Ddim chord transition

To move from G6 to Ddim:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

31. Ddim → C#m7b5 chord transition

Here's how to move from Ddim to C#m7b5:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 4.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 1 to G string fret 4.
  3. Place ring finger on D string fret 5.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 5.

This transition appears in the verse.

32. D/a/A → G chord transition

Here's how to move from D/a/A to G:

  1. Place index finger on A string fret 2.
  2. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

33. G → Gm6 chord transition

To move from G to Gm6:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

34. F#5 → Em9 chord transition

Here's how to move from F#5 to Em9:

  1. While playing F#5, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Place pinky on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

35. Em7 → D/f#/F# chord transition

Switching from Em7 to D/f#/F#:

  1. While playing Em7, lift your middle finger from A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

36. Em → Chorus 4 chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to Chorus 4:

  1. While playing Em, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.

This transition appears in the chorus.

37. Chorus 4 → D/f#/F# chord transition

To move from Chorus 4 to D/f#/F#:

This transition appears in the chorus.

38. F#5 → Chorus chord transition

Switching from F#5 to Chorus:

  1. While playing F#5, first lift your index finger and ring finger.

This transition appears in the verse.

Lover You Shouldve Come Over chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Lover You Shouldve Come Over.

  • Lover You Shouldve Come Over includes 107 chord transitions, 38 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Lover You Shouldve Come Over contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Lover You Shouldve Come Over connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Aadd9, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G6 (50%), Cmaj7 (25%), and F#5 (25%).
    • Aadd9 → G6: 50%
    • Aadd9 → Cmaj7: 25%
    After Bm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (25%), A (19%), and Em (13%).
    • Bm → Em: 13%
    • Bm → D: 12%
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