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Gillian Welch - Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor Chords

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ChordsF, C, C7, G7, E7, G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram
  • Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram
  • Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

[chorus]
[F]Make me down a pallet on your [C]floor [C7]
[F]Make me down a pallet on your [C]floor [G7]
[C]Make me [E7]down a [F]pallet soft and low
[C]When I’m broken I [G]got nowhere to [C]go [C7]

[Opening]
Been [F]hangin’ around with a good time friends of [C]mine [C7]
[F]Hangin’ around with a good time friends of [C]mine [G7]
[C]Oh, they [E7]treat me [F]very nice and kind
[C]When I’ve got a [G]dollar and a [C]dime [C7]

[verse 2]
[F]We’re in blues everywhere I [C]see [C7]
[F]We’re in blues everywhere I [C]see [G7]
[C]We’re in [E7]blues, honey, [F]everywhere I see
No [C]one ever [G]had the blues like [C]me [C7]

[Closing]
[F]Way I’m sleepin’, my back and shoulders [C]tired [C7]
[F]Way I’m sleepin’, my back and shoulders [C]tired [G7]
[C]Come to[E7]morrow, [F]I’ll be satisfied
If [C]I can catch that [G]fast train and [C]ride [C7]

[chorus]
[F]So, make me down a pallet on your [C]floor [C7]
[F]Make me down a pallet on your [C]floor [G7]
[C]Make me [E7]down a [F]pallet soft and low
[C]When I’m broken I [G]got nowhere to [C]go

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ArtistGillian Welch
AlbumSoul Journey
GenresCountry
Year2003
KeyF

How to play Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Gillian Welch - Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor on guitar requires 6 chords and 7 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.

Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor uses these transitions most often: F → C (15), C → C7 (9), and C7 → F (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 F - C chord transition.

1. F → C chord transition

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

To move from F to C;

  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. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
F to C

2. C → C7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram

To move from C to C7;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.
C to C7

3. C7 → F chord transition

Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from C7 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. Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
C7 to F

4. C → G7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

To move from C to G7;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.
C to G7

5. C → E7 chord transition

To move from C to E7;

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

6. E7 → F chord transition

To move from E7 to F;

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

7. C → G chord transition

To move from C to G;

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

Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor.

  • Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor includes 63 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Make Me a Pallet on Your Floor connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → G7: 2%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
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