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Daniel Caesar - Streetcar Chords

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ChordsEb, Gm, Ab, Bb, C, Fm, Bbm, Cm, F, Em, Am
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

LetmeEbknow,doIstillgottimetoGmgrow?
Thingsain’talwayssetinAbstone
ThatbeknownletmeEbknow
SeemslikeAbstreetlights,glowing,Abhappentobe
JustlikeGmmomentspassinginfrontofme
SoIAbhoppedinthecabandAbIpaidmyfare
SeeIEbknowmydestination,I’mjustnotthere
AlltheAbstreetlights,glowing,happentobe
JustlikeGmmomentspassingGminfrontofCme
SoCIFmhoppedinthecabandAbIpaidmyfare
SeeIEbknowmydestination,I’mjustnotthere
IntheseAbstreets,intheseGmstreets
I’mjustnotBbmthereBbintheseAbstreets
BbI’mjustnotthere,Gmlifejustain’tfair
SeemslikeAbstreetlights,Abglowing,Abhappentobe
JustlikeGmmomentspassinginfrontofme
SoIAbhoppedinthecabandAbIpaidmyBbfare
SeeIEbknowmydestination,EbI’mjustnotthere
AlltheCmstreetlights,glowing,happentobe
JustlikeGmmomentspassingCinfrontofCme
SoIFmhoppedinthecabandAbIpaidmyfare
SeeIEbknowmydestination,CI’mjustnotCthere
IntheseAbstreets,intheseGmstreets
CI’mjustnotCthereintheseFmstreets
BbI’mjustnotthere
EbLifejustain’tCfair
ThegoodLordFgives,thegoodLordCtakethEmaway
That’showitFgoes,Idon’tknowCwhatelsetoEmsay
ThegoodLordFgives,thegoodLordCtakethEmaway
That’showitFgoes,don’tgoliveAmyourlifeinCvain
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ArtistDaniel Caesar
AlbumPilgrim's Paradise
GenresR&B, Soul
Year2015
KeyEb
DifficultyAdvanced

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

Daniel Caesar - Streetcar on guitar requires 11 chords and 22 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.

Streetcar uses these transitions most often: Ab → Gm (5), Gm → Ab (4), and Ab → Bb (3). 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 Eb - Gm chord transition.

1. Eb → Gm chord transition

Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram
Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram

To move from Eb to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

Eb to Gm

2. Gm → Ab chord transition

Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram
Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-1-1-1-x Barre at fret 1.Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram

Here's how to move from Gm to Ab:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

Gm to Ab

3. Ab → Bb chord transition

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

Switching from Ab to Bb:

  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 D string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

Ab to Bb

4. Bb → Eb chord transition

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

Here's how to move from Bb to Eb:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

Bb to Eb

5. Eb → Ab chord transition

Switching from Eb to Ab:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

6. Gm → C chord transition

To move from Gm to C:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

7. C → Fm chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Fm:

  1. While playing C, lift your middle finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

8. Fm → Ab chord transition

Switching from Fm to Ab:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

9. Gm → Bbm chord transition

Switching from Gm to Bbm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

10. Bbm → Bb chord transition

Switching from Bbm to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

11. Bb → Gm chord transition

To move from Bb to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

12. Eb → Cm chord transition

Here's how to move from Eb to Cm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

13. Cm → Gm chord transition

To move from Cm to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

14. Eb → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Eb to C:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

15. C → Ab chord transition

Switching from C to Ab:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

16. Fm → Bb chord transition

Here's how to move from Fm to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

17. Ab → F chord transition

Switching from Ab to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

18. F → C chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

19. C → Em chord transition

Switching from C to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

20. Em → F chord transition

Switching from Em to F:

  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 A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

21. 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.

22. 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.

Streetcar chord transition analysis

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

  • Streetcar includes 53 chord transitions, 22 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Streetcar contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Streetcar connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Ab, the most likely next chords across Chordier are Cm (15%), Eb (11%), and Db (11%).
    • Ab → Eb: 11%
    • Ab → Gm: 9%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → Em: 8%
    • C → Fm: 0%
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