Adele - Rolling In The Deep Chords
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How to play Rolling In The Deep on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Adele - Rolling In The Deep on guitar requires 5 chords and 7 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.
Rolling In The Deep uses these transitions most often: G → Am (18), Em → G (16), and F → G (16). 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 Am - Em chord transition.
1. Am → Em chord transition
To move from Am to Em:
- While playing Am, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.
2. Em → G chord transition
To move from Em to G:
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 16 times.
3. G → Am chord transition
Here's how to move from G to Am:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 18 times.
4. G → F chord transition
To move from G to F:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 14 times.
5. Em → F chord transition
Here's how to move from Em to F:
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
6. Em → E chord transition
Switching from Em to E:
- Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on D string fret 2.
- Place index finger on G string fret 1.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
7. E → Am chord transition
To move from E to Am:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
Rolling In The Deep chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Rolling In The Deep.
- Rolling In The Deep includes 102 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Rolling In The Deep contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Rolling In The Deep 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 → Am: 13%
- G → F: 9%
After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).- Am → G: 21%
- Am → Em: 10%