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Green Day - Missing You Chords

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ChordsA, E, D, F#m, C#m
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

AEDF#mDEA
WakingAupfeelingC#mnakedDin
Myclothesinsidearoom?that’sAvacant
LostmyAnerve,it’sC#munnerving
DIknowthereisEsomethingI’mAforgetting
IDsearchedtheAmoon,IElostmyAhead,
IDevenAlookedEundertheAbed.
IDpunchedtheAwalls,IEhittheAstreets.
DI’mpoundingtheEpavementlooking.
AI’mEmissingDyou,AI’mC#mmissingDyou.E
AYou’reEnotDaroundandI’macompleteEdisaster.
AI’mC#mmissingDyou…
ERemember,AwasourC#mfirsttime,
DItoldyouIlovedyouatthebusAstation.
Don’tAforget,causeit’sC#mnotover.
DI’mnotlost’causeEI’mjustmissingAyou
IDsearchedtheAmoon,IElostmyAhead,
IDevenAlookedEundertheAbed.
IDpunchedtheAwalls,IEhittheAstreets.
DI’mpoundingtheEpavementlooking.
AI’mEmissingDyou,AI’mC#mmissingDyou.E
AYou’reEnotDaroundandI’macompleteEdisaster.
AI’mC#mmissingDyou…
AEDF#mDEA
AEDF#mDEA
WellAshe’sEmyDbud,andF#mshe’sDmyEsoulA
IAgetEsoDlost,outF#minDtheEcoldA
AFeelsEsoDfar,likeF#mthisDloneEstarA
ItAgetsEsoDhard,whenI’mF#mmissingDyouEA
AEDF#mDEA
AEDF#mDEA
AI’mEmissingDyou,AI’mC#mmissingDyou.E
AYou’reEnotDaroundandI’macompleteEdisaster.
AI’mC#mmissingDyou…
AEDF#mDEA
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ArtistGreen Day
Album¡Tré!
GenresAlternative, Indie
Year2012
KeyA
DifficultyEasy

How to play Missing You on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Green Day - Missing You 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.

Missing You uses these transitions most often: E → A (27), A → E (22), and D → E (21). 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 A - E chord transition.

1. A → E chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram

Switching from A to E:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 22 times.

A to E

2. E → D chord transition

Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

Switching from E to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 16 times.

E to D

3. D → F#m chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram

To move from D to F#m:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.

D to F#m

4. A → C#m chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar C#m | D♭m chord diagram Fingering: x-4-2-1-2-xGuitar C#m | D♭m chord diagram

To move from A to C#m:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.

A to C#m

5. C#m → D chord transition

To move from C#m to D:

  1. While playing C#m, lift your pinky from A string fret 4.
  2. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.

6. D → A chord transition

To move from D to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 13 times.

Missing You chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Missing You.

  • Missing You includes 147 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Missing You contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Missing You connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → E: 12%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → A: 17%
    • D → E: 3%
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