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Luke Combs - Sleepless In A Hotel Room Chords

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ChordsEm7, G, Am7, Cadd9, Am
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

Em7GAm7Cadd9
Em7GAm7Cadd9
IcanheartheEm7lonelyhowlin'Goutmy AmwindowCadd9
IcanfeeltheEm7whiskeynotdoGanything
It'stwointheEm7morning,tv'sGonand
I'veneverAmfeltsofarfromCadd9home
IcanheartheEm7lonelyhowlin'Goutmy AmwindowCadd9
TheEm7morninglightcan'tGcometoosoon
AmLyin’herenotCadd9nexttoyou
Em7WideawakeIGdreamofyou
AmSleeplessinaCadd9hotelroom
Em7Woah-oh-awoah-woah-oh-awoahCadd9
Iwonderifyou’reEm7starin’atourGbedroom Amceiling
Lyin’Em7rightbesideaGglassof AmwineCadd9
Iwonderifyou’reEm7tossin’and Gturnin’
Wishin’youwereAmkissin’ Cadd9me
Em7Starin’atourGbedroom AmceilingCadd9
TheEm7morninglightcan'tGcometoosoon
AmLyin’herenotCadd9nexttoyou
Em7WideawakeIGdreamofyou
AmSleeplessinaCadd9hotelroom
Em7Woah-oh-awoah-woah-oh-awoah
Em7GAmCadd9
Em7GAmCadd9
Em7Ourfourwallsarepaintedblue
AmSleeplessinaCadd9hotelroom
AEm7thousandmilespastmissin’ Amyou
TheEm7morninglightcan'tGcometoosoon
AmLyin’herenotCadd9nexttoyou
Em7WideawakeIGdreamofyou
AmSleeplessinaCadd9hotelroom
Em7Woah-oh-awoah-woah-oh-awoah
AmSleeplessinaCadd9hotelroom
Em7Woah-oh-awoah-woah-oh-awoah
Em7Woah-oh-awoah-woah-oh-awoahEm7
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ArtistLuke Combs
AlbumSingle
Year2026
KeyFm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Sleepless In A Hotel Room on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Luke Combs - Sleepless In A Hotel Room 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.

Sleepless In A Hotel Room uses these transitions most often: Cadd9 → Em7 (26), Am → Cadd9 (25), and Em7 → G (25). 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 Em7 - G chord transition.

1. Em7 → G chord transition

Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

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 intro, played 25 times.

Em7 to G

2. G → Am7 chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Am7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-1-0Guitar Am7 chord diagram

To move from G to Am7:

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

This transition appears in the intro, played 2 times.

G to Am7

3. Am7 → Cadd9 chord transition

Guitar Am7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-1-0Guitar Am7 chord diagram
Guitar Cadd9 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-0-0-3-0Guitar Cadd9 chord diagram

To move from Am7 to Cadd9:

  1. While playing Am7, lift your middle finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the intro, played 2 times.

Am7 to Cadd9

4. Cadd9 → Em7 chord transition

Guitar Cadd9 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-0-0-3-0Guitar Cadd9 chord diagram
Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram

Switching from Cadd9 to Em7:

  1. While playing Cadd9, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the intro, played 26 times.

Cadd9 to Em7

5. 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 23 times.

6. Am → Cadd9 chord transition

Switching from Am to Cadd9:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 25 times.

7. Em7 → Am chord transition

Switching from Em7 to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

Sleepless In A Hotel Room chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Sleepless In A Hotel Room.

  • Sleepless In A Hotel Room includes 107 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Sleepless In A Hotel Room contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Sleepless In A Hotel Room connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (15%), D (13%), and A7 (13%).
    • Em7 → Am: 9%
    • Em7 → G: 9%
    After Cadd9, the most likely next chords across Chordier are Em7 (75%), Fm7 (8%), and Fmaj7 (6%).
    • Cadd9 → Em7: 75%
    • Cadd9 → Am: 2%
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