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Laufey - Valentine Chords

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ChordsD#, Em, Gm, Fm, A#, Bb, F#m, C, G, G#, Am, G#m
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram
  • Guitar Fm chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-1-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Fm chord diagram
  • Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-1-1-1-x Barre at fret 1.Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar G#m | A♭m chord diagram Fingering: 4-6-6-4-4-4 Barre at fret 4. Base fret 4.Guitar G#m | A♭m chord diagram

[Opening]
[D#] [Em] [Gm] [Fm] [A#]
I‘ve [D#]rejected [A#]affection, for [D#]years and [Bb]years
Now I [D#]have it and [Gm]damn it, [F#m]it‘s [Fm]kind of [A#]weird
He [Gm]tells me I‘m [C]pretty, don’t know [Fm]how to [C]respond
I [Fm]tell him that he‘s pretty too, can [A#]I say that? Don‘t [Bb]have a clue

[verse 2]
With [D#]every passing [A#]moment, I [D#]surprise my[A#]self
I‘m [D#]scared of flies, I‘m [G]scared of guys, [G#]someone please [A#]help
Cause [Gm]I think I‘ve [C]fallen, in [Fm]love this [C]time
I [Fm]blinked and [Gm] [G#]suddenly I [Am]had a [A#] [G#m]Valentine, (Be my [D#]valentine)

[verse 3]
[A#] [D#] [A#] [D#] [C]
[Fm] [C] [Fm] [C] [Fm] [C]
[Fm] [A#](Scatting dada doo waa boo waa doo)
[Fm]What if he‘s the last [A#]one I kiss?
[Fm]What if he‘s the only [A#]one I‘ll ever miss?
[Gm]Maybe I should run, I‘m [C]only twenty-one
[Fm]I don‘t even know who I [Em]want to become

[verse 4]
I‘ve [D#]lost all [A#]control, of my [D#]heartbeat [Bb]now
Got [Gm]caught in a [F#m]romance with [Fm]him some[A#]how
I [Gm]still feel a [C]shock through [Fm]every [C]bone
[Fm]When I hear an “I love you”, ’cause [A#]now I‘ve got [Bb]someone to lose

[Closing]
[D#]The first [A#]one to ever, [D#]like me [Bb]back
I‘m [Gm]seconds away from a [C]heart attack
[Fm]How the hell did I fall in [Em]love this time?
And honestly, I can‘t believe I [C]get to call you mine
I [Fm]blinked and [Gm] [G#]suddenly I [Am]had a [A#] [D#]Valentine

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ArtistLaufey
AlbumValentine
GenresPop, R&B, Soul
Year2022
KeyEm

How to play Valentine on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Laufey - Valentine on guitar requires 12 chords and 25 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.

Valentine uses these transitions most often: C → Fm (13), A# → D# (9), and Fm → A# (8). 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# - Em chord transition.

1. D# → Em chord transition

Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from D# to Em;

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

2. Em → Gm chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram

To move from Em to Gm;

  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 B string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 1.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.
Em to Gm

3. Gm → Fm chord transition

Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram
Guitar Fm chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-1-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Fm chord diagram

To move from Gm to Fm;

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

4. Fm → A# chord transition

Guitar Fm chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-1-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Fm chord diagram
Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram

To move from Fm to A#;

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

5. A# → D# chord transition

To move from A# to D#;

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

6. D# → Bb chord transition

To move from D# to Bb;

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

7. D# → Gm chord transition

To move from D# to Gm;

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

8. Gm → F#m chord transition

To move from Gm to F#m;

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

9. F#m → Fm chord transition

To move from F#m to Fm;

  1. Slide your index finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 4 to fret 3.
  3. Slide your pinky on D string from fret 4 to fret 3.

10. A# → Gm chord transition

To move from A# to Gm;

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

11. Gm → C chord transition

To move from Gm to C;

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

12. C → Fm chord transition

To move from C to Fm;

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

13. A# → Bb chord transition

To move from A# to Bb;

  1. Keep index finger on A string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 3.
  3. Keep ring finger on G string fret 3.
  4. Keep pinky on B string fret 3.

14. D# → G chord transition

To move from D# to G;

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

15. G → G# chord transition

To move from G to G#;

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

16. G# → A# chord transition

To move from G# to A#;

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

17. Gm → G# chord transition

To move from Gm to G#;

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

18. G# → Am chord transition

To move from G# to Am;

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

19. Am → A# chord transition

To move from Am to A#;

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

20. A# → G#m chord transition

To move from A# to G#m;

  1. While playing A#, lift your middle finger from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 4.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 3 to A string fret 6.
  4. Lift your pinky from B string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 6.

21. G#m → D# chord transition

To move from G#m to D#;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 1.
  2. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 6 to G string fret 3.
  3. Lift your pinky from D string fret 6 and place it on B string fret 4.
  4. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.

22. D# → C chord transition

To move from D# to C;

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

23. Fm → Em chord transition

To move from Fm to Em;

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

24. Bb → Gm chord transition

To move from Bb to Gm;

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

25. Em → C chord transition

To move from Em to C;

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

Valentine chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Valentine.

  • Valentine includes 90 chord transitions, 25 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Valentine contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Valentine connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Fm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (43%), Bb (5%), and Cm (5%).
    • Fm → C: 43%
    • Fm → Gm: 5%
    After A#, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (24%), C (16%), and D# (11%).
    • A# → D#: 11%
    • A# → Gm: 3%
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