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Maroon 5 - Sugar Chords

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ChordsF, Am, Dm, C
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to G key to play this song with easier chords.

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

[Opening]
[F]I’m hurting baby, [Am]I’m broken down
[Dm]I need your loving, [C]loving, I need it now
[F]When I’m without you, [Am]I’m something weak
[Dm]You got me begging, [C]begging, I’m on my knee
[F]I don’t wanna be needing your [Am]love

[chorus]
I just wanna be deep in your [Dm]love
And it’s killing me when you’re [C]away
Ooh baby, [F]cause I really don’t care where you [Am]are
I just wanna be there where you [Dm]are
And I gotta get one little [C]taste

[chorus]
[F]Sugar, yes [Am]please
Won’t you [Dm]come and put it down on [C]me
I’m right [F]here, cause I [Am]need
Little [Dm]love and little [C]sympathy
Yeah you [F]show me good loving, make it [Am]alright
[Dm]Need a little a sweetness in [C]my life
[F]Sugar, yes [Am]please
Won’t you [Dm]come and put it down on [C]me

[verse 2]
[F]My broken pieces, [Am]you pick them up
[Dm]Don’t leave me hanging, [C]hanging, come get me some
[F]When I’m without you, [Am]so insecure
[Dm]You are the one thing, one [C]thing, I’m living for
[F]I don’t wanna be needing your love

[chorus]
[Am]I just wanna be deep in your love
[Dm]And it’s killing me when you’re [C]away
Ooh baby, [F]’cause I really don’t care where you [Am]are
I just wanna be there where you [Dm]are
And I gotta get one little [C]taste

[verse 3]
[F]Sugar, yes [Am]please
Won’t you [Dm]come and put it down on [C]me

[chorus]
I’m right [F]here, cause I [Am]need
Little [Dm]love and little [C]sympathy
Yeah you [F]show me good loving, make it [Am]alright
[Dm]Need a little a sweetness in [C]my life
[F]Sugar, yes [Am]please
Won’t you [Dm]come and put it down on [C]me

[Closing]
Yeah, [F]I want that red velvet, [Am]I want that sugar sweet
[Dm]Don’t let nobody touch it, [F]unless that somebody is me
[C]I gotta be a man, [Am]there ain’t no other way
[Dm]Cause girl you’re hotter than a [C]Southern California bae
[F]I don’t wanna play no games, [Am]I don’t gotta be afraid
[Dm]Don’t give all that shy shit, [C]no make up on, that’s my

[chorus]
[F]Sugar, yes [Am]please
Won’t you [Dm]come and put it down on [C]me
I’m right [F]here, cause I [Am]need
Little [Dm]love and little [C]sympathy
Yeah you [F]show me good loving, make it [Am]alright
[Dm]Need a little a sweetness in [C]my life
[F]Sugar, yes [Am]please
Won’t you [Dm]come and put it down on [C]me

[chorus]
[F]Sugar, yes [Am]please
Won’t you [Dm]come and put it down on [C]me
I’m right [F]here, cause I [Am]need
Little [Dm]love and little [C]sympathy
Yeah you [F]show me good loving, make it [Am]alright
[Dm]Need a little a sweetness in [C]my life
[F]Sugar, yes [Am]please
Won’t you [Dm]come and put it down on [C]me

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ArtistMaroon 5
AlbumSugar
GenresPop
Year2015
KeyC

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

Maroon 5 - Sugar 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.

Sugar uses these transitions most often: Am → Dm (27), Dm → C (26), and F → Am (26). 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 F - Am chord transition.

1. F → Am chord transition

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

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.
F to Am

2. 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.
Am to Dm

3. Dm → C chord transition

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

To move from Dm to C;

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

To move 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.
C to F

5. Dm → F chord transition

To move from Dm to F;

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

6. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am;

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

Sugar chord transition analysis

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

  • Sugar includes 107 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Sugar contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Sugar connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → Am: 11%
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → Dm: 8%
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