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Darius Rucker - Southern Style Chords

ChordsD, G, Bm, A
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram


[D] [G] [D] [D] [G] [D] [G]
Sun kissed [D]hair and not much makeup, [G]high-heeled boots that [D]lace up
[G]Two first names that [D]came from her [Bm]grandmas on both [A]sides
She ain’t [D]ever read much Faulkner, but she [G]could’ve been his [D]daughter
She grew [Bm]up on muddy [A]water, southern [D]style


Southern [D]style, free and easy, southern [Bm]style, warm and breezy
If you [G]met her, man, [D]believe me, you’d want [A]her to stay a while
She says, she [D]don’t believe in strangers, only [Bm]sinners with a savior
‘Cause her [G]mom and daddy [A]raised her southern [D]style [G]


She’s a [D]Friday night light lover, a Billy [G]Graham fan like her [D]mother
She wants her [G]daddy and both [D]brothers to [Bm]walk her down the [A]aisle
She likes [D]oysters raw for dinner, Lil [G]Wayne and Lynyrd [D]Skynyrd
Keeps her [Bm]tan lines in the [A]winter, southern [D]style


Southern [D]style, free and easy, southern [Bm]style, warm and breezy
If you [G]met her, man, [D]believe me, you’d want [A]her to stay a while
She says, she [D]don’t believe in strangers, only [Bm]sinners with a savior
‘Cause her [G]mom and daddy [A]raised her southern [D]style


[G] [G] [A] [Bm] [A]
Southern [D]style, free and easy, southern [Bm]style, warm and breezy
If you [G]met her, man, [D]be-live me, you’d want [A]her to stay a while
She says, she [D]don’t believe in strangers, only [Bm]sinners with a savior
‘Cause her [G]mom and daddy [A]raised her southern [D]style


You can [D]love her, you can hate her, but you’re [Bm]never going to change her
If you [G]want her, then you’ll [A]take her, — southern [D]style


Southern [D]style, [G]southern [D]style, [G]yeah, southern [D]style [G]
[D]Southern style [G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D]

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AlbumSouthern Style
GenresCountry
Year2015
KeyD

How to play Southern Style on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Darius Rucker - Southern Style on guitar requires 4 chords and 6 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.

Southern Style uses these transitions most often: G → D (19), D → G (17), and A → D (12). 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 - G chord transition.

1. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G;

  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 3.
D to G

2. D → Bm chord transition

To move from D to Bm;

  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.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.
D to Bm

3. Bm → A chord transition

To move from Bm to A;

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

4. A → D chord transition

To move from A 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 G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.
A to D

5. Bm → G chord transition

To move from Bm to G;

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

6. G → A chord transition

To move from G to A;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  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 B string fret 2.

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

  • Southern Style includes 80 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Southern Style contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Southern Style 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 → G: 29%
    • D → A: 17%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → D: 24%
    • G → A: 6%