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Dionne Warwick - That’s What Friends Are For Chords

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ChordsC, Em7, Dm, Dm7, D, E7, Am, F, G, Bb
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

AndCIneverEm7thoughtI’dfeelthisDmway
AndasDm7farasI’m Dconcerned
I’mgladIE7gotthechancetoAmsay
ThatIFdobelieve,IGloveyou
AndCifIshouldEm7evergo Dmaway
Well,thenDm7closeyoureyesandDtry
ToGfeeltheE7waywedo Amtoday
AndthenFifyoucan Gremember
CKeepsmiling,Em7keepshining
AmKnowingyoucanalwayscountonEm7me,forAmsure
FThat’swhatfriendsareGfor
CForgoodtimesEm7andbadtimes
BbI’llbeonyourAmsideforevermore
FThat’swhatfriendsareGfor
Dm7Well,youcameinlovingDme
Andnowthere’sE7somuchmoreIAmsee
AndsoFbytheway
IGthankyou
OhandAmthenDmforthetimeswhenDm7we’reapart
Well,thenDm7closeyoureyesandDknow
TheGwordsareE7comingfrommyAmheart
AndthenFifyoucan Gremember
CKeepsmiling,Em7keepshining
AmKnowingyoucanalwayscountonEm7me,forAmsure
FThat’swhatfriendsareGfor
CForgoodtimesEm7andbadtimes
BbI’llbeonyourAmsideforevermore
FThat’swhatfriendsareGfor
CKeepsmiling,Em7keepshining
AmKnowingyoucanalwayscountonEm7me,forAmsure
FThat’swhatfriendsareGfor
CForgoodtimesEm7andbadtimes
BbI’llbeonyourAmsideforevermore
FThat’swhatfriendsareGfor
CKeepsmiling,Em7keepshining
AmKnowingyoucanalwayscountonEm7me,forAmsure
FThat’swhatfriendsareGfor
CForgoodtimesEm7andbadtimes
BbI’llbeonyourAmsideforevermore
FThat’swhatfriendsareGfor
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ArtistDionne Warwick
AlbumFriends
GenresPop
Year1985
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play That's What Friends Are For on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Dionne Warwick - That's What Friends Are For on guitar requires 10 chords and 17 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.

That's What Friends Are For uses these transitions most often: Am → F (12), F → G (12), and C → Em7 (10). 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 - Em7 chord transition.

1. C → Em7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to Em7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.

C to Em7

2. Em7 → Dm chord transition

Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

To move from Em7 to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

Em7 to Dm

3. Dm → Dm7 chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from Dm to Dm7:

  1. While playing Dm, lift your ring finger from B string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

Dm to Dm7

4. Dm7 → D chord transition

Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

Here's how to move from Dm7 to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

Dm7 to D

5. D → E7 chord transition

Switching from D to E7:

  1. While playing D, lift your ring finger from B string fret 3.
  2. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

7. Am → F chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 12 times.

8. F → G chord transition

Switching from F to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 12 times.

9. G → C chord transition

Switching from G to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

10. D → G chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

11. G → E7 chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

12. Em7 → Am chord transition

To move from Em7 to Am:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.

13. Em7 → Bb chord transition

Here's how to move from Em7 to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

14. Bb → Am chord transition

Switching from Bb to Am:

  1. While playing Bb, lift your pinky from B 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 on D string from fret 3 to fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger on G string from fret 3 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

15. G → Dm7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Dm7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

16. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

17. Am → Dm chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse.

That's What Friends Are For chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in That's What Friends Are For.

  • That's What Friends Are For includes 85 chord transitions, 17 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • That's What Friends Are For contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how That's What Friends Are For connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → Dm: 7%
    After Em7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (15%), D (13%), and A7 (13%).
    • Em7 → Am: 9%
    • Em7 → Dm: 3%
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