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Bee Gees - Stayin’ Alive Chords

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ChordsEm, D, A, Bm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

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

[Opening]
Well, you can [Em]tell by the way I use my walk
I’m a [D]woman’s man, no [Em]time to talk.
Music loud and women warm,
I’ve been [D]kicked around since [Em]I was born.
And now it’s [A]all right, that’s s ok, you may look the other way,
We can try to understand the New York Times’ effect on man.

[chorus]
[Em]Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a
mother, you’re stayig alive, stayig alive.
Feel the city breakig and everybody shaking,
And we’re stayig alive, stayig alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayig alive. Stayig alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, Stayig aliiiii[D][Em][Bm]iiive. [Em]

[verse 2]
Well now, I get low and I get high
And if I [D]can’t get either I [Em]really try.
Got the wings of heaven on my shoes
I’m a [D]dancing man, I [Em]just can’t loose.
You know it’s [A]all right, it’s ok, I live to see another day,
We can try to understand the New York Times’ effect on man.

[chorus]
[Em]Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a
mother, you’re stayig alive, stayig alive.
Feel the city breakig and everybody shaking,
And we’re stayig alive, stayig alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayig alive. Stayig alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, Stayig aliiiii[D][Em][Bm]iiive. [Em]

[verse 3]
[A]Life goig nowhere, somebody help me; Somebody help me, [Em]yeah.
Life goig nowhere, somebody help me, yeah.
Stayig alii[Em]iive!
Well, you can [Em]tell by the way I use my walk
I’m a [D]woman’s man, no [Em]time to talk.
Music loud and women warm,
I’ve been [D]kicked around since [Em]I was born.
And now [A]it’s all right, it’s ok, you may look the other way,
We can try to understand the New York Times’ effect on man.

[chorus]
[Em]Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a
mother, you’re stayig alive, stayig alive.
Feel the city breakig and everybody shaking,
And we’re stayig alive, stayig alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, stayig alive. Stayig alive.
Ah, ha, ha, ha, Stayig aliiiii[D][Em][Bm]iiive. [Em]

[Closing]
[A]Life goig nowhere, somebody help me; Somebody help me, [Em]yeah.
Life goig nowhere, somebody help me, yeah.
Stayig alii[Em]iive!

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ArtistBee Gees
AlbumSaturday Night Fever
GenresPop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year1977
KeyEm

How to play Stayin' Alive on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive on guitar requires 4 chords and 3 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.

Stayin' Alive uses these transitions most often: D → Em (9), Em → D (9), and A → Em (5). 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 Em - D chord transition.

1. Em → D chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from Em to D;

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

2. Em → A chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

To move from Em to A;

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

3. Em → Bm chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram

To move from Em to Bm;

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

Stayin' Alive chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Stayin' Alive.

  • Stayin' Alive includes 34 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Stayin' Alive contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Stayin' Alive connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).
    • Em → D: 17%
    • Em → A: 5%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → Em: 17%
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