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BTS - Stay Gold Chords

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ChordsC, E, Am, F, E7, Dm, G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram
  • 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

[Opening]
[C]Oh oh oh, woah, oh [E]
In a world where you feel [Am]cold
You gotta stay [F]gold, oh, baby (Yeah)

[verse 2]
[C]Miwaku teki na moon light
Koyoi mo nemu [E7]ranai
Tsukiakari o tayori ni
Kimi no moto e [Am]hide and seek
Kokoro e to [F]shinobikonde kimi no majika
Chikazuku no sa itsunomanika
[C]Kegare o shiranai na
Sono hitomi wa [E7]daiya
Donna hōseki yori mo [Am]beautiful
Nan do mo miho [F]reteshimau hodo
Kimi kara me hanasenai no more

[verse 3]
[C]Tokei no hari sae
[E7]Ugoki o tomeru yo
[Am]Oh oh, let it [F]glow, woah oh oh [Dm] [F]

[verse 4]
Stay [C]gold Yume no naka demo
Stay [E7]gold Sagashiateru yo
Stay [Am]gold, gold Ki [F]mi ni furetakute
Stay [C]gold Kimi no subete ni
Stay [E7]gold Kokoro hikarete
Stay [Am]gold [F]ohh Te ni iretakute

[chorus]
[C]Stay gold, stay gold, stay gold
[E7]Stay gold, stay gold, stay gold
[Am]Stay gold, stay gold, stay gold
[F]Stay gold
Itsu made mo forever gold

[verse 5]
[C]Kizukarenai yōni
Chikazuiteku [E7]slowly
Yokokusuru yo baby mu bōbi na
[Am]Kimi o yasashiku
I [F]tadaku no sa
Kimi no fukai tokoro [C]now

[verse 6]
[C]Takanaru omoi [E7]wa
Kodō o hayame [Am]ru
Oh oh, let it [F]show, woah oh oh

[verse 7]
Stay [C]gold Kimi sae ireba
Stay [E7]gold Nani mo iranai
Stay [Am]gold, gold [F]Dakishimetakute
Stay [C]gold Ai wa hatenaku
Stay [E7]gold Hikari o hanatsu
Stay [Am]gold [F]ohh Donna hoshi yori mo

[chorus]
[C]Stay gold, stay gold, stay gold
[E7]Stay gold, stay gold, stay gold
[Am]Stay gold, stay gold, stay gold
[F]Stay gold
Itsu made mo forever gold

[verse 8]
[C]Just close your eyes
Nani mo iwanai
[G]I’ll [E7]steal your heart
Mahō no yōni
[Am]Kiseki nara boku ga miseteage [F]ru, yeah
Sono te o dashite

[verse 9]
Stay [C]gold Yume no naka demo
Stay [E7]gold Sagashiateru yo
Stay [Am]gold, gold [F]Kimi
ni furetakute (Woo, ooh, ooh, ooh)
Stay [C]gold Kimi no subete ni
Stay [E7]gold (Stay gold) Kokoro hikarete
Stay [Am]gold [F]ohh
(Ooh ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh)
Oh oh, te ni iretaku [C]te

[Closing]
[C]Nozoki mi suru moonlight
Koyoi nemura [E7]senai
Nigirishimeta sono te o
Hanashitaku wa [Am]nai yo
Stay [F]gold
Ooh ooh, yeah [C]eh

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ArtistBTS
AlbumMap of the Soul: 7 ~ The Journey ~
GenresPop
Year2020
KeyC

How to play Stay Gold on Guitar (Step-by-step)

BTS - Stay Gold on guitar requires 7 chords and 9 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.

Stay Gold uses these transitions most often: Am → F (16), F → C (16), and E7 → Am (15). 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 C - E chord transition.

1. C → E chord transition

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

To move from C to E;

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

2. E → Am chord transition

Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

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.
E to Am

3. Am → F chord transition

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

To move from Am 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. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
Am to F

4. F → C chord transition

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

To move from F to C;

  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. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
F to C

5. C → E7 chord transition

To move from C to E7;

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

6. E7 → Am chord transition

To move from E7 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. Place ring finger on G string fret 2.

7. F → Dm chord transition

To move from F to Dm;

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

8. C → G chord transition

To move from C 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 A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

9. G → E7 chord transition

To move from G to E7;

  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 G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.

Stay Gold chord transition analysis

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

  • Stay Gold includes 67 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Stay Gold contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Stay Gold connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → E7: 1%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → Dm: 5%
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