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Hunters & Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me Chords

ChordsD, G, A
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

DGDA
IwillDcomeforyouatnight Gtime
IwillDraiseyoufromyour Asleep
IwillDkissyouinfour Gplaces
I’llgoDrunningalongyour Astreet
IwillDsqueezethelifeoutofyouG
YouwillDmakemelaughandmakemeAcry
WewillDneverforgetitG
YouwillDmakemecallyournameandI’ll
GshoutittothebluesummerAskyA
WemayDnevermeet Gagain
SoDshedyourskinandletsget Astarted
YouwillDthrowyourarms AaroundmeA
DGAA
IDdreamedofyouatnight Gtime
AndIDwatchedyouinyour Asleep
IDmetyouinhigh Gplaces
ItouchedyourDheadandtouched Afeet
SoifyouDdisappearoutoftheviewG
YouknowDIwillneversay Agoodbye
ThoughIDtrytoforgetitG
YouwillDmakemecallyournameandI’ll
GshoutittothebluesummerAskyA
WemayDnevermeet Gagain
SoDshedyourskinandletsget Astarted
YouwillDthrowyourarms AaroundmeA
YeahyouwillDthrowyourarms AaroundmeA
DOhhhhhhhhhhAYeeeeeeeeah
DOhhhhhhhhhhAYeeeeeeeeah
DGAA
YeahyouwillDthrowyourarms AaroundmeA
YeahyouwillDthrowyourarms AaroundmeA
YeahyouwillDthrowyourarms AaroundmeA
AlbumThe Way to Go Out
Year2004
KeyD
DifficultyEasy

How to play Throw Your Arms Around Me on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Hunters & Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me on guitar requires 3 chords and 3 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.

Throw Your Arms Around Me uses these transitions most often: D → G (23), A → D (20), and G → A (12). 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 D - G chord transition.

1. D → G chord transition

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 23 times.

D to G

2. D → A chord transition

Switching from D to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

D to A

3. G → A chord transition

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 12 times.

G to A

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Throw Your Arms Around Me.

  • Throw Your Arms Around Me includes 75 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Throw Your Arms Around Me contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Throw Your Arms Around Me connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → A: 17%