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Luke Combs - Refrigerator Door Chords

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ChordsC, G, Em, D, Am
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

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

CGEmDCGEmD
CThere’sdaddyGonhisJohnDeere,brandEmnewinD’96
CBesidemeGandBanditplayingEmfetchwhenIDwasakid
CIsavedGthedate,bestdayofEmmybestDbuddieslife
CAnybodyGelsecouldwalkonEmby,andDnotblinkaneye
C’Causethey’rejustDpictureshangingGsideGbyEmside
CForgottenDmemoriesfromGanotherGtime
CJusttheDplacesthatI’veGbeenGbefore
CoupleCmagnets,Grecipes,andDPolaroids
Yeah,butthat’s CmylifeontheDrefrigeratorCdoorGEmD
CMyfirstGdayofkindergartenwhenEmIwas5Dyearsold
ACpostcardthatGmycousinsentfromEmCancun,DMexico
CAlistofGwhatmamaneedsfromtheEmIGADtoday
It’sjustConesmallGpartofaworkofartsignedEmKenmoreinD’98
CWithallthoseDpictureshangingGsideGbyEmside
CForgottenDmemoriesfromGanotherGtime
CAndalltheDplacesthatI’veGbeenGbefore
CoupleCmagnets,Grecipes,andDPolaroids
Yeah,butthat’s CmylifeontheDrefrigeratorCdoorGEmD
CGEmD
AsAmlifefliesby,itGspillsontotheCsides
Untilit’sAmcoveredtoptoEmbottomwiththeDbestdaysofyourlife
CAndallthoseDpictureshangingGsideGbyEmside
CForgottenDmemoriesfromGanotherGtime
CAndalltheDplacesthatyou’veGbeenGbefore
CoupleCmagnets,Grecipes,andDPolaroids
Yeah,butthat’s CourlivesontheDrefrigeratorCdoorGEmD
OntherefrigeratorCdoorGEmD
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ArtistLuke Combs
AlbumWhat You See Is What You Get
GenresCountry
Year2019
KeyC
DifficultyEasy

How to play Refrigerator Door on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Luke Combs - Refrigerator Door on guitar requires 5 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.

Refrigerator Door uses these transitions most often: G → Em (24), D → C (20), and C → G (18). 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 C - G chord transition.

1. C → G chord transition

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

Switching from C 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 A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 18 times.

C to G

2. G → Em chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from G to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 24 times.

G to Em

3. Em → D chord transition

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

To move from Em to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 16 times.

Em to D

4. D → C chord transition

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

Switching from D to C:

  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 A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 20 times.

D to C

5. 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, played 9 times.

6. Em → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

7. D → Am chord transition

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.

8. Am → G chord transition

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.

9. C → Am chord transition

Switching from C to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

10. Am → Em chord transition

Switching from Am to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

Refrigerator Door chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Refrigerator Door.

  • Refrigerator Door includes 116 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Refrigerator Door contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Refrigerator Door connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → D: 24%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → D: 11%
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