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Julia Jacklin - To Perth, Before The Border Closes Chords

ChordsEm, G, A7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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EmIGloveditA7there
EmThatGcityA7heldme
EmDon’tGyouknowA7that
EverythingEmchangesGA7
EmInsideGtheA7dream
EmAGcaseforA7wanting
EmDon’tGyouknowA7that
EverythingEmchangesGA7
EverythingEmchangesGA7
EmWhenGthetimeA7comes
EmWillyouGgetonA7thatflight?
EmIgotaGfeelingIA7won’tdoitalone
EmIgotaGfeelingA7
ButeverythingEmchangesGA7
EverythingEmchangesGA7
EverythingisEmchanging
EverythingisEmchanging
EmIGloveditA7there
EmThatGcityA7heldme
EmIgotaGfeelingIA7won’tdoitalone
EmIt’sjustaGfeelingA7though
Albumto Perth, before the border closes
Year2020
KeyD
DifficultyEasy

How to play To Perth, Before The Border Closes on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Julia Jacklin - To Perth, Before The Border Closes 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.

To Perth, Before The Border Closes uses these transitions most often: Em → G (21), G → A7 (21), and A7 → Em (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 Em - G chord transition.

1. Em → G chord transition

To move from Em to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 21 times.

Em to G

2. G → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G to A7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 21 times.

G to A7

3. A7 → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from A7 to Em:

  1. While playing A7, lift your index finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from B string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 20 times.

A7 to Em

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in To Perth, Before The Border Closes.

  • To Perth, Before The Border Closes includes 62 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • To Perth, Before The Border Closes contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how To Perth, Before The Border Closes connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → G: 18%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → A7: 1%