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Lenny Welch - Since I Fell For You Chords

ChordsD, Bm7, Em7, G, A7, Am7, D7, G7, C7, Fm, Bb7, Gm, C, Eb, Cm7, Fm7, G#, G#m, Gm7, Eb7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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DWhenyoujustBm7givelove,Em7andneverGgetlove,
DYou’dbetterBm7letlove Em7departA7
Am7Iknowit’sD7so,andG7yetIC7know,
IFmcan’tgetyouBb7outofmyEm7heart.A7
DYouBm7Em7
MademeA7leavemyhappyDhomeBm7Em7
YoutookmyA7love,andnowyou’veGgone,GmBm7
Em7SinceIA7fellforDyouBm7Em7A7
DLoveBm7Em7
BringssuchA7miseryandDpainBm7
Em7IguessI’llA7neverbetheGsame,GmBm7
Em7SinceIA7fellforDyouG7DD7
Wellit’sGtoobad,andit’sCtoosad,
ButDI’minEm7lovewithDyouD7
YouGloveme,thenyouCsnubme.
But,DwhatcanIBm7do,Em7I’mstillinA7lovewithyou.
Well,EbICm7Fm7
GuessI’llBb7neverseetheEblightCm7Fm7
IgettheBb7bluesmosteveryG#night,G#mGm7Cm7
Fm7SinceIBb7fellforEbyou,Cm7Fm7
SinceIBb7fellforEb7youCm7Fm7Bb7Eb
AlbumSingle
GenresPop
Year1963
KeyD
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Since I Fell For You on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Lenny Welch - Since I Fell For You on guitar requires 20 chords and 33 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.

Since I Fell For You uses these transitions most often: Bm7 → Em7 (10), Em7 → A7 (10), and D → Bm7 (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 - Bm7 chord transition.

1. D → Bm7 chord transition

Switching from D to Bm7:

  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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

D to Bm7

2. Bm7 → Em7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Bm7 to Em7:

  1. While playing Bm7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.

Bm7 to Em7

3. Em7 → G chord transition

Switching from Em7 to G:

  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 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

Em7 to G

4. G → D chord transition

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.

This transition appears in the verse.

G to D

5. Em7 → A7 chord transition

Switching 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 verse, played 10 times.

6. A7 → Am7 chord transition

Switching from A7 to Am7:

  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 D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

7. Am7 → D7 chord transition

Switching from Am7 to D7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

8. 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.

This transition appears in the verse.

9. G7 → C7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to C7:

  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.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

10. C7 → Fm chord transition

Switching from C7 to Fm:

  1. While playing C7, lift your middle finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from G string fret 3 to D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

11. Fm → Bb7 chord transition

Switching 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.

12. Bb7 → Em7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Bb7 to Em7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

13. A7 → D chord transition

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 6 times.

14. 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 verse, played 2 times.

15. G → Gm chord transition

Switching from G to Gm:

  1. Slide your index finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

16. Gm → Bm7 chord transition

To move from Gm to Bm7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

17. D → G7 chord transition

Switching from D to G7:

  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 1.

This transition appears in the verse.

18. D → D7 chord transition

Switching from D to D7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

19. D7 → G chord transition

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

20. 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.

21. C → D chord transition

Here's how to move from C 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 A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

22. D → Em7 chord transition

Switching from D to Em7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

23. A7 → Eb chord transition

Here's how to move from A7 to Eb:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

24. Eb → Cm7 chord transition

Switching from Eb to Cm7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

25. Cm7 → Fm7 chord transition

To move from Cm7 to Fm7:

  1. While playing Cm7, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 3 to D string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

26. Fm7 → Bb7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Fm7 to Bb7:

  1. While playing Fm7, lift your middle finger from E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 1 to fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 1.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

27. Bb7 → Eb chord transition

Here's how to move from Bb7 to Eb:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

28. Bb7 → G# chord transition

Switching from Bb7 to G#:

  1. While playing Bb7, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
  3. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 3 to E string fret 4.
  4. Place middle finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

29. G# → G#m chord transition

Here's how to move from G# to G#m:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

30. G#m → Gm7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G#m to Gm7:

  1. While playing G#m, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 6 and place it on D string fret 3.
  3. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

31. Gm7 → Cm7 chord transition

To move from Gm7 to Cm7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

32. Bb7 → Eb7 chord transition

To move from Bb7 to Eb7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

33. Eb7 → Cm7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Eb7 to Cm7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Since I Fell For You.

  • Since I Fell For You includes 84 chord transitions, 33 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Since I Fell For You contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Since I Fell For You 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 → D7: 1%
    • D → Em7: 0%
    After Em7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (15%), D (13%), and A7 (13%).
    • Em7 → D: 13%
    • Em7 → A7: 13%