Dire Straits - Walk Of Life Chords
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How to play Walk Of Life on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Dire Straits - Walk Of Life 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.
Walk Of Life uses these transitions most often: D → G (14), G → A (13), and A → D (10). 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
Here's how to move from D to G:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the intro, played 14 times.
2. G → A chord transition
Here's how to move from G to A:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.
This transition appears in the intro, played 13 times.
3. A → D chord transition
Here's how to move from A to D:
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.
This transition appears in the intro, played 10 times.
Walk Of Life chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Walk Of Life.
- Walk Of Life includes 60 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Walk Of Life contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Walk Of Life connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
- D → G: 29%
- D → A: 17%
After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).- G → D: 24%
- G → A: 6%