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Mumford & Sons - Roll Away Your Stone Chords

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ChordsD, G, Am, A, Dm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

DRollawayyourGstoneIwillrollawayDmine,DtogetherwecanGseewhatwewillDfind
DDon’tleavemeGaloneatthisDtime,AmforIamafraidofGwhatIwilldiscoverDinside
DYoutoldmethatGIwouldfindaDhole,DwithinthefragileGsubstanceofmyDsoul
DAndIhavefilledthisGvoidwiththingsDunreal,AandallthewhilemyGcharacteritDsteals
DmDarknessisaGharshtermdon’tyouDthink,GyetitAdominatesthethingsIDsee
DItseemsthatallmyGbridgeshavebeenDburned
DButyousay‘That’sGexactlyhowthisgracethingDworks
DIt’snotthelongwalkGhomethatwillchangethisDheart
AButthewelcomeIGreceivewitheveryDstart
DmDarknessisaGharshtermdon’tyouDthink,GyetitAdominatesthethingsIDsee
DmDarknessisaGharshtermdon’tyouDthink,GyetitAdominatesthethingsIDsee
DAGDDGAD
DStarsGhideAyourDfires,DforthesehereareGmyDdesires
AndGIwon’tgivethemAuptoyouthistimearound,andDsoAI’llbeDfound
DWithmystakestuckGinthisDground,GmarkingtheterritoryAofthisnewlyimpassionedDsoul
GHideyourDfires,DforthesehereareGmyDdesires
AndGIwon’tgivethemAuptoyouthistimearound,andDsoAI’llbeDfound
DWithmystakestuckGinthisDground,GmarkingtheterritoryAofthisnewlyimpassionedDsoul
GADGADGDA
AndDyou,you’veGgonetooAfarthisDtime,youGhaveneitherAreasonnorDrhyme
GAGA
DWithwhichtotakethissoulthatissorightfullymine
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ArtistMumford & Sons
AlbumSigh No More
GenresAlternative, Indie, Rock
Year2009
KeyD
DifficultyEasy

How to play Roll Away Your Stone on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Mumford & Sons - Roll Away Your Stone on guitar requires 5 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.

Roll Away Your Stone uses these transitions most often: D → G (29), G → D (22), and A → D (17). 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 - G chord transition.

1. D → G chord transition

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

Switching from D to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E 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 verse, played 29 times.

D to G

2. D → Am chord transition

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

Here's how to move from D to Am:

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

D to Am

3. Am → G chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Here's how to move from Am 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 G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

Am to G

4. D → A chord transition

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

Switching 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 6 times.

D to A

5. A → G chord transition

Switching from A to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 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 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

6. D → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from D to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

7. Dm → G chord transition

Here's how to move 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.

Roll Away Your Stone chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Roll Away Your Stone.

  • Roll Away Your Stone includes 101 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Roll Away Your Stone contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Roll Away Your Stone connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → A: 17%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → D: 24%
    • G → A: 6%
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