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Brittney Spencer - Sober & Skinny Chords

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ChordsDb, Fm, Ebm, Ab, Gb, Bbm
Strumming↓-↓↓↑

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

  • Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-4-3-1-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar Fm chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-1-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Fm chord diagram
  • Guitar D#m | E♭m chord diagram Fingering: x-x-4-3-4-2Guitar D#m | E♭m chord diagram
  • Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-1-1-1-x Barre at fret 1.Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar A#m | B♭m chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A#m | B♭m chord diagram

[Opening]
[Db] [Fm] [Ebm] [Ab]
I [Db]empty the fridge, you [Fm]empty the bottle.
We’re [Ebm]stacking up a mountain of hard [Ab]pills we’ll have to swallow.

[verse 2]
It’s [Db]strange how we point, out [Fm]flaws in one another.
We [Ebm]both got different vices and they [Ab]lead us to each other.

[verse 3]
Cause [Db]you over-drink, I over-eat, we’re [Fm]under-thinking everything.
And [Ebm]every night we swear it’s gonna change.

[chorus]
[Ab]But in a perfect world.
[Gb]You get sober, I get skinny, [Db]we live-off of more than pennies.
[Ab]Writing checks that we can cash, [Bbm]keeping all our promises.
[Gb]We got faith, we got each-other, [Db]we grow up and we get better.
[Ab]Things need fixing, we got plenty, when you get sober, I’ll get [Bbm]skinny.

[verse 4]
When you get sober, I’ll get skinny.
You [Db]want me to shrink, but I think [Fm]we should talk to one.
Find a [Ebm]comfy couch and let out all the [Ab]hurt we’ve kept inside.

[verse 5]
Since we were [Db]young and so numb, now we find [Fm]ways to cover up.
If we keep [Ebm]going how we’re going, what will [Ab]we become?

[chorus]
[Ab]Cause in a perfect world.
[Gb]You get sober, I get skinny, [Db]we live-off of more than pennies.
[Ab]Writing checks that we can cash, [Bbm]keeping all our promises.
[Gb]We got faith, we got each-other, [Db]we grow up and we get better.
[Ab]Things need fixing, we got plenty, [Bbm]when you get sober, I’ll get skinny.

[verse 6]
[Db] [Fm] [Ebm] [Ab]
It’s easy to i[Db]magine, imagine,
All our problems disappear like [Fm]magic, magic.

[verse 7]
But in an honest world.
[Gb]You’re not sober, I’m not skinny, [Db]we’re scraping by on borrowed pennies.
[Ab]Writing checks they’ll never cash, [Bbm]breaking all our promises.
[Gb]But we got faith, we got each-other, [Db]maybe we’ll grow old together.
[Ab]Making up our happy ending, [Bbm]when you get sober, I’ll get skinny.
[Db] [Fm] [Ebm] [Ab]

[verse 8]
[Db]When you get sober, I’ll get skinny, [Fm]when you get sober, I’ll get skinny.
[Ebm]When you get sober, I’ll get skinny, [Ab]when you get sober, I’ll get skinny.

[Closing]
[Db]It’s easy to imagine, [Fm]it’s easy to imagine.

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ArtistBrittney Spencer
AlbumSingle
GenresAlternative, Country, Indie, Pop
Year2021
KeyDb

How to play Sober & Skinny on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Brittney Spencer - Sober & Skinny on guitar requires 6 chords and 10 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.

Sober & Skinny uses these transitions most often: Db → Fm (11), Ebm → Ab (9), and Fm → Ebm (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 Db - Fm chord transition.

1. Db → Fm chord transition

Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-4-3-1-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram
Guitar Fm chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-1-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Fm chord diagram

To move from Db to Fm;

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

2. Fm → Ebm chord transition

Guitar Fm chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-1-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Fm chord diagram
Guitar D#m | E♭m chord diagram Fingering: x-x-4-3-4-2Guitar D#m | E♭m chord diagram

To move from Fm to Ebm;

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

3. Ebm → Ab chord transition

Guitar D#m | E♭m chord diagram Fingering: x-x-4-3-4-2Guitar D#m | E♭m chord diagram
Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-1-1-1-x Barre at fret 1.Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram

To move from Ebm to Ab;

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

4. Ab → Db chord transition

Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-1-1-1-x Barre at fret 1.Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram
Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-4-3-1-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram

To move from Ab to Db;

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

5. Ab → Gb chord transition

To move from Ab to Gb;

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

6. Gb → Db chord transition

To move from Gb to Db;

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

7. Ab → Bbm chord transition

To move from Ab to Bbm;

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

8. Bbm → Gb chord transition

To move from Bbm to Gb;

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

9. Bbm → Db chord transition

To move from Bbm to Db;

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

10. Fm → Gb chord transition

To move from Fm to Gb;

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

Sober & Skinny chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Sober & Skinny.

  • Sober & Skinny includes 63 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Sober & Skinny connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Db, the most likely next chords across Chordier are Gb (24%), Bbm (18%), and Ab (11%).
    • Db → Ab: 11%
    • Db → Fm: 6%
    After Ab, the most likely next chords across Chordier are Cm (15%), Eb (12%), and Db (11%).
    • Ab → Db: 11%
    • Ab → Bbm: 7%
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