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Gladys Knight & the Pips - Neither One Of Us Chords

ChordsF, Gm7, C7, F7, Bb, Am7, Bbm, Dm, Dm7, C, D, D7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

FGm7
FIt’ssadtothink,we’renotGm7gonnamakeit,
Andit’sgettingtothepoint,C7wherewejustFcan’tfakeit.F7
BbForsomeungodlyreason,Am7wejustBbwon’tletitdie,Bbm
IguessFneitheroneofus,(neitheroneofus),
Gm7Wantstobethefirsttosay FgoodbyeGm7
FIkeepwonderingwhatI’mgonnaGm7dowithoutyou,
AndIguessyoumustbeC7wonderingtheFsamethingtoo.F7
SowegoBbon,goAm7ontogether,livingourBblie,Bbm
BecauseIguess,Fneitheroneofus,(neitheroneofus),
Gm7Wantstobethefirsttosay FgoodbyeF7
BbEverytimeIfindthenerve,everytime,Ifindthenerve,
ToFsayI’mleaving;
BbMemories,thoseoldmemoriesgetinmyFway.F7
BbLordknowsit’sonlyme,onlyknow,it’sonlyme,
Am7ThatI’mdeceiving.
DmWhenitcomestosaying Dmgoodbye,
That’saDm7simpleword,thatIDmjust Gm7cannotsayC
FTherecanbenoway,therecanbenoway,benoway,
ThiscanhaveaGm7happyending,
SoweC7justgoon,hurtingand Fpretending.F7
BbConvincingourselves,Am7
TogiveitjustBbonemoretry.Bbm
BecauseFneitheroneofus,(neitheroneofus),
Gm7Wantstobethefirsttosay;
Am7Neitheroneofus,(neitheroneofus),
DWantstobetheD7firsttosay,
BbNeitheroneofus,Gm7wantstobetheC7firsttosay
FFarewellmyBbmlove,C7goodbye
AlbumNeither One Of Us
GenresPop, Soul
Year1972
KeyF
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Neither One Of Us on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Gladys Knight & the Pips - Neither One Of Us on guitar requires 12 chords and 20 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.

Neither One Of Us uses these transitions most often: F → Gm7 (8), C7 → F (5), and F → F7 (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 F - Gm7 chord transition.

1. F → Gm7 chord transition

Here's how to move from F to Gm7:

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

F to Gm7

2. Gm7 → C7 chord transition

To move from Gm7 to C7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

Gm7 to C7

3. C7 → F chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

C7 to F

4. F → F7 chord transition

Here's how to move from F to F7:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

F to F7

5. F7 → Bb chord transition

Switching from F7 to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

6. Bb → Am7 chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

7. Bb → Bbm chord transition

To move from Bb to Bbm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

8. Bbm → F chord transition

Switching from Bbm to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

9. Bb → F chord transition

Here's how to move from Bb to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

10. Am7 → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from Am7 to Dm:

  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. Place ring finger on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

11. Dm → Dm7 chord transition

Switching from Dm to Dm7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

12. Dm → Gm7 chord transition

Switching from Dm to Gm7:

  1. While playing Dm, lift your index finger from E string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G 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.

This transition appears in the verse.

13. Gm7 → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Gm7 to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

14. C → F chord transition

To move from C 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. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

15. Gm7 → Am7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Gm7 to Am7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

16. 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.

This transition appears in the verse.

17. D → D7 chord transition

Switching from D to D7:

  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 G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

18. D7 → Bb chord transition

Here's how to move from D7 to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

19. Bb → Gm7 chord transition

Switching from Bb to Gm7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

20. Bbm → C7 chord transition

To move from Bbm to C7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Neither One Of Us.

  • Neither One Of Us includes 60 chord transitions, 20 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Neither One Of Us contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Neither One Of Us connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → Bb: 5%
    • F → F7: 1%
    After Gm7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C7 (35%), F (14%), and C (13%).
    • Gm7 → C7: 35%
    • Gm7 → F: 14%