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Jackie DeShannon - Put A Little Love In Your Heart Chords

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ChordsD, G, A, A7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

DThinkofyourfellowman;lendhimahelpinghand,
GPutalittleloveinyourDheartD
DYouseeit’sgettinglate,oh,pleasedon’thesitate,
GPutalittleloveinyourDheart
DAndtheworldwillbeaAbetterplace,
andtheDworldwillbeaAbetterplace,
foryouandmeyoujustwaitandA7see
DAnotherdaygoesbyandstillthechildrencry
GputalittleloveinyourDheart
IfDyouwanttheworldtoknowwewon’tlethatredgrow
GputalittleloveinyourDheart
andtheworldwillbeaAbetterplace,
andtheDworldwillbeaAbetterplace,
foryouandmeyoujustwaitandA7see.Waitandsee!
DTakeagoodlookaroundandifyou’relookingdown
GPutalittleloveinyourDheart
IDhopewhenyoudecidekindnesswillbeyourguide
GPutalittleloveinyourDheart
andtheworldwillbeaAbetterplace,
andtheDworldwillbeaAbetterplace,
foryouandmeyoujustwaitandA7see
GPutalittleloveinyourDheart
GPutalittleloveinyourDheart
GPutalittleloveinyourDheart
GPutalittleloveinyourDheart
DTakeagoodlookaroundandifyou’relookingdown
GPutalittleloveinyourDheart
IDhopewhenyoudecidekindnesswillbeyourguide
GPutalittleloveinyourDheart
andtheworldwillbeaAbetterplace,
andtheDworldwillbeaAbetterplace,
foryouandmeyoujustwaitandA7see
GPutalittleloveinyourDheart
GPutalittleloveinyourDheart
GPutalittleloveinyourDheart
GPutalittleloveinyourDheart
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ArtistJackie DeShannon
AlbumLaurel Canyon
GenresRock
Year1968
KeyD
DifficultyEasy

How to play Put A Little Love In Your Heart on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Jackie DeShannon - Put A Little Love In Your Heart on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 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.

Put A Little Love In Your Heart uses these transitions most often: G → D (16), D → G (14), and D → A (8). 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 14 times.

D to G

2. 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 8 times.

D to A

3. A → A7 chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram

Switching 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 4 times.

A to A7

4. A7 → D chord transition

Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

Switching from A7 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 B string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

A7 to D

5. A7 → G chord transition

Switching from A7 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 B string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

Put A Little Love In Your Heart chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Put A Little Love In Your Heart.

  • Put A Little Love In Your Heart includes 50 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Put A Little Love In Your Heart contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Put A Little Love In Your Heart 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%
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