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Bruno Mars - Risk It All Chords

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ChordsDm7, G7, Cmaj7, A7, A, Em7, Gm, Fm7, G, C, Dm7b5, Fm, Bb7, Gm7, Abmaj7, Dbmaj7, Am7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

Dm7G7Cmaj7A7
Dm7G7
ForjusttheDm7chancetowinyourG7heart
YoucouldsettheCmaj7barbeyondtheAstarsA7
I'lldoDm7anything,G7anythingyouaskmetoEm7GmA7
SayyouwanttheDm7Moon
WatchmelearntoFm7fly
Ain'tnomountainyoucouldEm7pointto
Iwouldn'tA7climb
It'scrazy,butit'sDm7true
There'snothingIwon'tGdo
I'driskitCmaj7allforyou
ToholdyourDm7handandcallyouGmine
I'mtrynabeyourCman'tiltheendofAtimeA7
Oh,I'lldoDm7anything,GanythingyouaskmeEm7toGmA7
IwouldrunthroughaDm7fire
JusttobebyyourDm7b5side
IfyourheartsontheEm7line
YoucouldtakeA7mine
It'scrazy,butit'sDm7true
There'snothingIwon'tGdo
I'driskitCmaj7allforyou
IwouldFmswimacrosstheseajusttoBb7showyou
Gm7Sacrificemylifejustto Abmaj7holdyou
IcouldgoDbmaj7onandon
ToprovethatyouG7belonghereinmyCmaj7arms
[Instrumental]
Dm7GCAm7A7
Dm7GEm7GmA7
SayyouwanttheDm7Moon
WatchmelearntoFm7fly
Ain'tnomountainyoucouldEm7pointto
Iwouldn'tA7climb
It'scrazy,butit'sDm7true
There'snothingIwon'tGdo
I'driskitEm7allGmforA7you
It'scrazy,butit'sDm7true
There'snothingIwon'tGdo
I'driskitCmaj7allforyou
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ArtistBruno Mars
AlbumSingle
Genres1–4 Wochen
Year2026
KeyD
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Risk It All on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Bruno Mars - Risk It All on guitar requires 17 chords and 28 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.

Risk It All uses these transitions most often: A7 → Dm7 (11), Dm7 → G (8), and Dm7 → G7 (4). 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 Dm7 - G7 chord transition.

1. Dm7 → G7 chord transition

Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from Dm7 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. Place ring finger on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the intro, played 4 times.

Dm7 to G7

2. G7 → Cmaj7 chord transition

Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-3-2-0-0-0Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram

To move from G7 to Cmaj7:

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

This transition appears in the intro, played 3 times.

G7 to Cmaj7

3. Cmaj7 → A7 chord transition

Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-3-2-0-0-0Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram
Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram

To move from Cmaj7 to A7:

  1. While playing Cmaj7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the intro.

Cmaj7 to A7

4. A7 → Dm7 chord transition

Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram
Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram

To move from A7 to Dm7:

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

This transition appears in the intro, played 11 times.

A7 to Dm7

5. Cmaj7 → A chord transition

Here's how to move from Cmaj7 to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

6. A → A7 chord transition

Here's how 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 2 times.

7. G7 → Em7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to Em7:

  1. While playing G7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

8. Em7 → Gm chord transition

To move from Em7 to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

9. Gm → A7 chord transition

Switching from Gm to A7:

  1. While playing Gm, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 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, played 4 times.

10. Dm7 → Fm7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm7 to Fm7:

  1. While playing Dm7, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Place ring finger on D string fret 1.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

11. Fm7 → Em7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Fm7 to Em7:

  1. While playing Fm7, lift your ring finger from D string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

12. Em7 → A7 chord transition

To move from Em7 to A7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

13. Dm7 → G chord transition

Switching from Dm7 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 G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.

14. G → Cmaj7 chord transition

Switching from G to Cmaj7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

15. Cmaj7 → Dm7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Cmaj7 to Dm7:

  1. While playing Cmaj7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

16. G → C chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

17. C → A chord transition

Here's how to move from C to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

18. G → Em7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Em7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

19. Dm7 → Dm7b5 chord transition

To move from Dm7 to Dm7b5:

  1. While playing Dm7, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse.

20. Dm7b5 → Em7 chord transition

Switching from Dm7b5 to Em7:

  1. While playing Dm7b5, lift your index finger from G string fret 1.
  2. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

21. Cmaj7 → Fm chord transition

Here's how to move from Cmaj7 to Fm:

  1. While playing Cmaj7, lift your middle finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

22. Fm → Bb7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Fm to Bb7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

23. Bb7 → Gm7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Bb7 to Gm7:

  1. While playing Bb7, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Keep ring finger on D string fret 3.
  3. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

24. Gm7 → Abmaj7 chord transition

Switching from Gm7 to Abmaj7:

  1. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 5.
  2. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 5.
  3. Place index finger on E string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on A string fret 6.

This transition appears in the verse.

25. Abmaj7 → Dbmaj7 chord transition

Switching from Abmaj7 to Dbmaj7:

  1. While playing Abmaj7, lift your middle finger from D string fret 5.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 5 to D string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky on A string from fret 6 to fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse.

26. Dbmaj7 → G7 chord transition

Switching from Dbmaj7 to G7:

  1. While playing Dbmaj7, lift your pinky from A string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 3 to E string fret 1.
  4. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

27. C → Am7 chord transition

To move from C to Am7:

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

This transition appears in the interlude.

28. Am7 → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Am7 to A7:

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

This transition appears in the interlude.

Risk It All chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Risk It All.

  • Risk It All includes 68 chord transitions, 28 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Risk It All contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Risk It All connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Dm7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G7 (46%), G (13%), and C (11%).
    • Dm7 → G7: 46%
    • Dm7 → G: 13%
    After A7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (41%), D7 (18%), and Dm (13%).
    • A7 → Dm7: 1%
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