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Santana - The Game Of Love Chords

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ChordsEm7, D, G, A
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

Em7DEm7DEm7DEm7D
Em7TellmeDjustwhatyouEm7wantmetoDbe
Em7OnekissDandboomyou’retheEm7onlyoneforDme
DSopleasetellmeEm7whydon’tyoucome GaroundnoAmore
ACauserightnowI’mEm7crying GoutsidethedoorofyourAcandystore
AItjusttakesaEm7littlebitofthis,Dalittlebitofthat
Em7Itstartedwithakiss,Dnowwe’reuptobat
Em7Alittlebitoflaughs,Dalittlebitofpain
GI’mtellingyou,mybabe,Ait’sallinthegameofEm7love
Em7Is,DwhateveryouEm7makeittoDbe
Em7SunshineDsetonthisEm7coldlonelyDsea
DSopleasebabyEm7tryandusemeforGwhatI’mgoodAfor
AItain’tsayin’ Em7goodbyethat’sknockingGdownthedoorofyourAcandystore
AItjusttakesaEm7littlebitof DthisAlittlebitofthat.
Em7Itstartedwithakiss,Dnowwe’reuptobat.
Em7Alittlebitoflaughs,Dalittlebitofpain.
GI’mtellingyou,mybabe,Ait’sallinthegameofEm7love.
It’sDallinthisgameofGlove.A
Em7Yourollme, Dcontrolme, Gconsoleme,pleaseAholdme
YouEm7guideme, Ddivideme,GintowhatA
Em7DGAEm7DGA
AMakemefeelgood,Em7yeah
Em7DGAEm7DGA
ASopleasetellmeEm7whyDdon’tyoucome GaroundnomoreA
ACauserightnowI’mEm7dyingDoutsidethedoorofyourAlovingstore
AItjusttakesaEm7littlebitofthis,Dalittlebitofthat.
Em7Itstartedwithakiss,Dnowwe’reuptobat.
Em7Alittlebitoflaughs,Dalittlebitofpain.
GI’mtellingyou,mybabe.
AIt’sallinthegameofEm7love,AIt’sallinthegameofEm7love.
It’sDallinthisgameofGlove,AIt’sallinthisgameofEm7love
DYeah,inthegameofGlove.A
Em7Rollme, Dcontrolme
PleaseGholdme A(makemefeelgood,Em7yeah)
Em7DGAD
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ArtistSantana
AlbumShaman
GenresPop
Year2002
KeyEm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Game Of Love on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Santana - Game Of Love on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 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.

Game Of Love uses these transitions most often: Em7 → D (38), A → Em7 (20), and D → G (20). 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 Em7 - D chord transition.

1. Em7 → D chord transition

Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

Switching from Em7 to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 38 times.

Em7 to D

2. D → G chord transition

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

Switching 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 20 times.

D to G

3. G → A chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

Switching from G to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 20 times.

G to A

4. A → Em7 chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram

Switching from A to Em7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 20 times.

A to Em7

5. A → D chord transition

Switching from A to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

Game Of Love chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Game Of Love .

  • Game Of Love includes 118 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Game Of Love contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Game Of Love connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (15%), D (13%), and A7 (13%).
    • Em7 → D: 13%
    • Em7 → A: 6%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → Em7: 0%
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