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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Our House Chords

ChordsA, A7, F#m, D, Bm, E7, F, E, Bm7, G, Asus4
Strumming↓-↓↑

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

AI’lllighttheA7fire
F#mYouplacetheAflowersintheDvase
thatyouAbought BmtodayE7
AStaringattheA7fire
forF#mhoursandAhourswhileIDlistenAtoyou
DPlayyourE7lovesongsDallnightE7longforAme,A7
F#monlyforAmeDF
ACometomeA7now
andF#mrestyourheadforAjustfiveminutes,
DeverythingisDgoodE7
ASuchacozyA7room,
theF#mwindowsare Ailluminated
DbytheAeveningDsunshineE7throughthem,
DfieryE7gemsforAyouA7,
F#monlyforAyouDF
AOurA7houseisaF#mvery,very,veryfineAhouse
withDtwocatsintheAyard,LifeDusedtobesoAhard
NowDeverythingisAeasy’causeofDyouBm
AA7F#mADADEE7
AA7F#mADF
AOurA7houseisaF#mvery,very,veryfineAhouse
withDtwocatsintheAyard,LifeDusedtobesoAhard
NowDeverythingisAeasy’causeofDyouBmBm7
Slowing
AI’lllighttheA7fire
WhileF#mYouplacetheAflowersintheDvase
thatyouGbought A7todayAAsus4A
AlbumDéjà Vu
GenresRock
Year1970
KeyA
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Our House on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Our House on guitar requires 11 chords and 18 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.

Our House uses these transitions most often: A → D (21), A → A7 (11), and A7 → F#m (11). 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 - A7 chord transition.

1. A → A7 chord transition

To move from A to A7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.

A to A7

2. A7 → F#m chord transition

To move from A7 to F#m:

  1. While playing A7, lift your middle finger from B string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.

A7 to F#m

3. F#m → A chord transition

Switching from F#m to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.

F#m to A

4. A → D chord transition

Here's how to move from A to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 21 times.

A to D

5. A → Bm chord transition

Switching from A to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

6. Bm → E7 chord transition

Switching from Bm to E7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

7. E7 → A chord transition

Switching from E7 to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

8. D → E7 chord transition

Switching from D to E7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

9. D → F chord transition

Switching from D to F:

  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. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

10. F → A chord transition

Switching from F to A:

  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 D string fret 2.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

11. D → Bm chord transition

Switching from D to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

12. D → E chord transition

To move from D to E:

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

This transition appears in the interlude.

13. E → E7 chord transition

Here's how to move from E to E7:

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

This transition appears in the interlude.

14. Bm → Bm7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Bm to Bm7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

15. Bm7 → A chord transition

To move from Bm7 to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

16. D → G chord transition

Here's how to move 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.

17. G → A7 chord transition

To move from G to A7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

18. A → Asus4 chord transition

To move from A to Asus4:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Our House.

  • Our House includes 97 chord transitions, 18 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Our House contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Our House 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 → Bm: 8%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → A: 17%