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Jack Hylton - The Best Things In Life Are Free Chords

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ChordsC7, F, Am, B, Gm, C, F7, Bb, G7, D7, Gm7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

C7TheFmoonbelongstoAmeveryone.
ThebestthingsinBlifeareGmfree.C7
TheGmstarsbelongtoeveryone,
TheyC7gleamthereforCyouC7andFme.
TheF7flowersinspring,
TheBbrobinsthatsing,
TheG7sunbeamsthatshine,
they’reGmyours,they’reC7mine.
AndFlovecanAmcomeFtoD7everyone,
TheGm7bestthingsinC7lifeareFfree.
C7TheFmoonbelongstoAmeveryone.
ThebestthingsinBlifeareGmfree.C7
TheGmstarsbelongtoeveryone,
TheyC7gleamthereforCyouC7andFme.
TheF7flowersinspring,
TheBbrobinsthatsing,
TheG7sunbeamsthatshine,
they’reGmyours,they’reC7mine.
AndFlovecanAmcomeFtoD7everyone,
TheGm7bestthingsinC7lifeareFfree.
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ArtistJack Hylton
AlbumGood News!
GenresJazz
Year2000
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play The Best Things In Life Are Free on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Jack Hylton - The Best Things In Life Are Free on guitar requires 11 chords and 13 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.

The Best Things In Life Are Free uses these transitions most often: C7 → F (8), Gm → C7 (6), and F → Am (4). 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 C7 - F chord transition.

1. C7 → F chord transition

Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

Switching from C7 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. Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

C7 to F

2. 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

Here's how 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, played 4 times.

F to Am

3. Am → B chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar B chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar B chord diagram

Switching from Am to B:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

Am to B

4. B → Gm chord transition

Guitar B chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar B chord diagram
Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram

Switching from B to Gm:

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

B to Gm

5. Gm → C7 chord transition

Switching from Gm to C7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

6. C7 → C chord transition

Switching from C7 to C:

  1. While playing C7, lift your pinky from G string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

7. F → F7 chord transition

Switching from F to F7:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

8. F7 → Bb chord transition

To move from F7 to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

9. Bb → G7 chord transition

Switching from Bb to G7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

10. G7 → Gm chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

11. F → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from F to D7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

12. D7 → Gm7 chord transition

To move from D7 to Gm7:

  1. While playing D7, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

13. Gm7 → C7 chord transition

Switching from Gm7 to C7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

The Best Things In Life Are Free chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in The Best Things In Life Are Free.

  • The Best Things In Life Are Free includes 45 chord transitions, 13 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • The Best Things In Life Are Free contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how The Best Things In Life Are Free connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (62%), C (4%), and Gm (4%).
    • C7 → F: 62%
    • C7 → C: 4%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → Am: 11%
    • F → C7: 1%
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