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Westlife - Soledad Chords

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ChordsAm, Dm, G, C, F, E, Bbm, Ebm, Ab, C#, F#
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

AmDmGCFEAm
IfonlyyoucouldAmseetheGtears,intheFworldyouleftAmbehind
IfonlyyoucouldFhealmyGheart,justoneAmmoretime
EvenwhenIAmclosemyGeyes,there’sanFimageofyourAmface
AndonceagainIFcometoGrealize,you’reaFlossIcan’tEreplace
AmSoledad,It’saDmkeepingfortheGlonely,sincetheCdaythatyouwereFgone
WhydidyouEleavemeAmSoledad,inmyDmheartyouweretheGonly
AndyourCmemorylivesFon,whydidyouEleavemeAmSoledad
WalkingdowntheAmstreetsofGNothingVille,whereourAmlovewasyoungandCfree
Can’tbelievejustFwhatanemptyGplace,ithasAmcometobe
IwouldgivemyFlifeGaway,ifitcouldAmonlybetheCsame
‘CauseIcan’tstilltheFvoice Gin-sideofme,thatisFcallingoutyourEname
AmSoledad,it’saDmkeepingfortheGlonely,sincetheCdaythatyouwereFgone
WhydidyouEleavemeAmSoledad,inmyDmheartyouweretheGonly
AndyourCmemorylivesFon,whydidyouEleavemeAmSoledad
DmTimewillneverEchangethethingsyouAmtoldme,Fafterallwe’reGmeanttobe
ELovewillbringusAmbacktoyouandFme,ifEonlyyoucouldsee
BbmSoledad,It’saEbmkeepingfortheAblonely,sincetheC#daythatyouwereF#gone
WhydidyouFleavemeBbmSoledad,inmyEbmheartyouweretheAbonly
AndyourC#memorylivesF#on,whydidyouFleavemeBbmSoledad
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ArtistWestlife
AlbumCoast to Coast
GenresPop
Year2000
KeyAm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Soledad on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Westlife - Soledad on guitar requires 11 chords and 19 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.

Soledad uses these transitions most often: E → Am (9), F → E (8), and C → F (7). 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 - Dm chord transition.

1. Am → Dm chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

To move from Am to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

Am to Dm

2. Dm → G chord transition

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

Switching from Dm to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from E 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. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

Dm to G

3. G → C chord transition

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

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 5 times.

G to C

4. C → F chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

Switching from C to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

C to F

5. F → E chord transition

To move from F to E:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

6. E → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from E to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

7. Am → G chord transition

Switching from Am 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 D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

8. G → F chord transition

Here's how to move from G to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

9. F → Am chord transition

To move from F to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

10. Am → C chord transition

To move from Am to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

11. Dm → E chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm to E:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

12. G → E chord transition

Switching from G to E:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

13. E → Bbm chord transition

To move from E to Bbm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

14. Bbm → Ebm chord transition

Here's how to move from Bbm to Ebm:

  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. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 4.
  4. Slide your pinky from G string fret 3 to B string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

15. Ebm → Ab chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

16. Ab → C# chord transition

Switching from Ab to C#:

  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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

17. C# → F# chord transition

To move from C# to F#:

  1. Lift your index finger from G 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 A string fret 4 to D string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

18. F# → F chord transition

To move from F# to F:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

19. F → Bbm chord transition

Switching from F to Bbm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

Soledad chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Soledad.

  • Soledad includes 81 chord transitions, 19 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Soledad contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Soledad connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → G: 21%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → G: 21%
    • F → Am: 11%
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