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Neil Young - Only Love Can Break Your Heart Chords

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ChordsG7, C, F, G, C7, Em, Dm
Strumming↓-↓↓↑

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

G7CFGG7CFG
G7WhenyouwereCyoungandFonyourGown
G7HowdiditCfeeltoFbe GaloneG7
C7IwasalwaysthinkingofFgamesthatIwasplaying
C7TryingtomakethebestofmyFtime
G7ButonlyFlovecanbreakyourEmheart
TrytobeDmsurerightfromtheGstart
G7YesonlyFlovecanbreakyourEmheart
WhatifyourDmworldshouldfall Gapart
G7CFGG7CFG
G7IhaveaCfriendI’veFneverGseen
G7HehidesChishead FinsideaGdreamG7
C7SomeoneshouldcallhimandFseeifhecancomeout
C7Trytolosethedownthathe’sFfound
G7ButonlyFlovecanbreakyourEmheart
TrytobeDmsurerightfromtheGstart
G7YesonlyFlovecanbreakyourEmheart
WhatifyourDmworldshouldfall Gapart
G7CFGG7CFG
G7IhaveaCfriendI’veFneverGseen
G7HehideshisChead FinsideaGdream
G7YesonlyClovecanFbreakyourGheart
G7C
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ArtistNeil Young
AlbumAfter the Gold Rush
GenresCountry, Country Rock, Folk, Folk Rock, Rock
Year1970
KeyG
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Only Love Can Break Your Heart on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Neil Young - Only Love Can Break Your Heart on guitar requires 7 chords and 10 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.

Only Love Can Break Your Heart uses these transitions most often: G → G7 (17), G7 → C (14), and C → F (13). 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 G7 - C chord transition.

1. G7 → C chord transition

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

Here's how to move from G7 to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 14 times.

G7 to C

2. C → F chord transition

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

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, played 13 times.

C to F

3. F → G chord transition

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

Switching from F to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 13 times.

F to G

4. G → G7 chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

To move from G to G7:

  1. Keep index finger on A string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 17 times.

G to G7

5. G7 → C7 chord transition

To move from G7 to C7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

6. C7 → F chord transition

Switching 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 4 times.

7. F → G7 chord transition

Here's how to move from F to G7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

8. F → Em chord transition

To move from F to Em:

  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 A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

9. Em → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

10. Dm → G chord transition

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 4 times.

Only Love Can Break Your Heart chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Only Love Can Break Your Heart.

  • Only Love Can Break Your Heart includes 83 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Only Love Can Break Your Heart contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Only Love Can Break Your Heart 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 → G: 21%
    • F → G7: 3%
    After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).
    • G7 → C: 69%
    • G7 → C7: 5%
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