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Gary Barlow - Requiem Chords

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ChordsG, D7, C, D, Em, A, Am, B7, C#7, Bm, F#m, G7, E7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar B7 chord diagram Fingering: x-2-1-2-0-2Guitar B7 chord diagram
  • Guitar C#7 | D♭7 chord diagram Fingering: x-4-3-4-2-xGuitar C#7 | D♭7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
  • Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram
  • Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram
  • Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

[Opening]
[G] [D7] [G] [C] [G] [D7]
[G]Hatches, matches [D7]then dispatches
All [G]in the embers [C]of my ashes
[G]Thy will [D]was done
Oh [G]wipe that worry [D7]from your face
You’ll [G]die when you see [C]my new face but
[Em]Do [A]the [D]time
You’re [Em]in [D]for [G]life

[chorus]
[Am]Oh my [D]friends I hear you sing
[B7]The lord’s my shepherd really [Em]what a song to sing [C#7]
[C#7]Why bring me flowers when you [A]know that I can’t smell a [Em]thing
[A]For the [D]folks I leave behind
[B7]I’m in heaven well i[Em]magine my surprise
[C#7]I’m really flattered that you [A]came here to remember
And [Am]look I made the news a[Em]gain
In Requi[A]em, with [Am]all my [Em]friends

[verse 2]
There [G]is no shame here, I [D7]feel no loss
The [G]pawn and king both [C]in the same box
[G]No one [D]fa[Bm]mous
[G]Please don’t panic
It [Am]looks so tragic
All [G]switching seats on [C]the Titanic
I’m [Em]sad [A]to [D]go
Hope you en[Em]joy [D]the [G]show

[verse 3]
[A]Oh my [D]friends I hear you say
[B7]A lot of lovely things a[Em]bout me here today
[C#7]I’m glad you didn’t [A]let the truth get in the [Em]way
To [A]all my [D]friends I leave behind
[B7]They put a spread on so let’s all [Em]go back to mine
[C#7]I really love it that you [A]came here to remember
And [Am]look we made the news at [Em]ten
In Requi[F#m]em, with [Am]all my [Em]friends

[verse 4]
[D7]This dyin’ [G7]ain’t much of a [C]living, [G]no no
[Em]Will [A]we want what we’re [Em]given, [Am]heaven [D]knows

[chorus]
[B7] [Em] [C#7] [A] [Em]
[A]Oh my [D]friends I hear you sing
[B7]The lord’s my shepherd really [Em]what a song to sing
[C#7]Why bring me flowers when you [A]know that I can’t smell a [Em]thing
[A]For the [D]folks I leave behind
[B7]I’m in heaven well i[Em]magine my surprise
[C#7]I’m really flattered that you [A]came here to remember
And [Am]look I made the news a[Em]gain
In Requi[A]em, with [Am]all my [Em]friends
[A]With [Am]all my [Em]friends

[Closing]
[A]With [Am]all my [Em]friends
[A]With [Am]all my [Em]friends

[outro]
[E7] [A] [Am] [Em]

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ArtistGary Barlow
AlbumSince I Saw You Last
GenresPop
Year2013
KeyG

How to play Requiem on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Gary Barlow - Requiem on guitar requires 13 chords and 26 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.

Requiem uses these transitions most often: Em → A (12), Am → Em (10), and A → Am (9). 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 G - D7 chord transition.

1. G → D7 chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram

To move from G to D7;

  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 G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 2.
G to D7

2. G → C chord transition

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

To move from G 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 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
G to C

3. G → D chord transition

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

To move from G to D;

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

4. C → Em chord transition

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

To move from C to Em;

  1. While playing C, 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 A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
C to Em

5. Em → A chord transition

To move from Em to A;

  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 2.
  3. Place index finger on D string fret 2.

6. A → D chord transition

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.

7. D → Em chord transition

To move from D to Em;

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

8. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am;

  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 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

9. Am → D chord transition

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

10. D → B7 chord transition

To move from D to B7;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string 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 G string fret 2.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 2.

11. B7 → Em chord transition

To move from B7 to Em;

  1. While playing B7, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.

12. Em → C#7 chord transition

To move from Em to C#7;

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

13. C#7 → A chord transition

To move from C#7 to A;

  1. While playing C#7, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 4 and place it on B string fret 2.

14. A → Am chord transition

To move from A to Am;

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

15. Am → Em chord transition

To move 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.

16. Em → G chord transition

To move from Em to G;

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

17. D → Bm chord transition

To move 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.

18. Bm → G chord transition

To move from Bm to G;

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

19. G → A chord transition

To move from G to A;

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

20. Em → F#m chord transition

To move from Em to F#m;

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

21. F#m → Am chord transition

To move from F#m to Am;

  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 B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 4 to G string fret 2.
  4. Place middle finger on D string fret 2.

22. Em → D7 chord transition

To move from Em to D7;

  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 E string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.

23. D7 → G7 chord transition

To move from D7 to G7;

  1. Lift your index finger from B 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. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.

24. G7 → C chord transition

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.

25. Em → E7 chord transition

To move from Em to E7;

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

26. E7 → A chord transition

To move 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.

Requiem chord transition analysis

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

  • Requiem includes 119 chord transitions, 26 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Requiem contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Requiem connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).
    • Em → G: 18%
    • Em → D: 17%
    After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → Em: 7%
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