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Dear Evan Hansen - Waving Through A Window Chords

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ChordsG, Em, C, D, Bm, Fm, C#, G#, D#
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

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

  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram
  • Guitar Fm chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-1-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Fm chord diagram
  • Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-4-3-1-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-1-1-1-x Barre at fret 1.Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram

[Opening]
[G] [Em] [G]
[G]I’ve learned to [Em]slam on the [G]brake [Em] [G]
[G]Before I even [Em]turn the [G]key [Em] [G]
[G]Before I [Em]make the [G]mistake [Em] [G]
[G]Before I [Em]lead with the [G]worst of me [Em] [G]
[G]Give them no [Em]reason to [G]stare [Em] [G]
[G]No slipping [Em]up if [G]you slip away [Em] [G]
[G]So I got [Em]nothing to [G]share [Em] [G]
[G]No I’ve got [Em]nothing to [G]say [Em] [G]

[chorus]
[Em]Step out, step [C]out of the sun.
If you [G]keep getting [D]burned.
[Em]Step out, step [C]out of the sun.
Be[G]cause you’ve learned, be[D]cause you’ve learned.

[chorus]
[Em]On the outside, [C]always looking in
Will I [G]ever be more [D]than I’ve always been?
Cause I’m [Em]tap, tap, tapping on the [C]glass
I’m [G]waving through a [D]window
[Em]I try to speak but [C]nobody can hear
[G]So I wait around for an [D]answer to appear
While I’m [Em]watch, watch, watching people [C]pass
I’m [G]waving through a [D]window [Em]
Can anybody [D]see?
Is anybody waving back at [G]me? [C]

[verse 2]
[G] [D]
[G]We start with stars in our eyes
[C]We start believing that we [D]belong
[Bm]But every sun doesn’t [D]rise
[G]And nobody tells you where [C]you went [D]wrong

[chorus]
[Em]Step out, step [C]out of the sun.
If you [G]keep getting [D]burned.
[Em]Step out, step [C]out of the sun.
Be[G]cause you’ve learned, be[D]cause you’ve learned.

[chorus]
[Em]On the outside, [C]always looking in
Will I [G]ever be more [D]than I’ve always been?
Cause I’m [Em]tap, tap, tapping on the [C]glass
I’m [G]waving through a [D]window
[Em]I try to speak but [C]nobody can hear
[G]So I wait around for an [D]answer to appear
While I’m [Em]watch, watch, watching people [C]pass
I’m [G]waving through a [D]window [Em]
Can anybody [D]see? Is anybody waving?

[verse 3]
When you’ve [G]fallen in a [D]forest, and there’s [Em]nobody [C]around
Do you [G]ever really [D]crash or [Em]even make a [C]sound?

[Closing]
Did I [Em]even make a [C]sound?
Did I [G]even make a [D]sound?
It’s like I [Em]never made a [C]sound
Will I [G]ever make a sound?

[chorus]
[Fm]On the outside, [C#]always looking in
Will I [G#]ever be more [D#]than I’ve always been?
Cause I’m [Fm]tap, tap, tapping on the [C#]glass
I’m [G#]waving through a [D#]window
[Fm]I try to speak but [C#]nobody can hear
[G#]So I wait around for an [D#]answer to appear
While I’m [Fm]watch, watch, watching people [C#]pass
I’m [G#]waving through a [D#]window [Fm]
Can anybody [D#]see?
Is anybody waving back at [G#]me?
Is [C#]anybody [D#]waving [Fm]waving [D#]waving?
[C#]Whoa [G#]whoa

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ArtistDear Evan Hansen
AlbumDear Evan Hansen Soundtrack
GenresPop
Year2017
KeyG

How to play Waving Through A Window on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Dear Evan Hansen - Waving Through A Window on guitar requires 9 chords and 13 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.

Waving Through A Window uses these transitions most often: G → Em (18), Em → G (17), and C → G (16). 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 G - Em chord transition.

1. G → Em chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from G to Em;

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

2. Em → C chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

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.
Em to C

3. C → G chord transition

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

To move from C to G;

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

4. G → D chord transition

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

To move from G to D;

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

5. D → Em chord transition

To move from D to Em;

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

6. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D;

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

7. D → Bm chord transition

To move from D to Bm;

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

8. G → Fm chord transition

To move from G to Fm;

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

9. Fm → C# chord transition

To move from Fm to C#;

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

10. C# → G# chord transition

To move from C# to G#;

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

11. G# → D# chord transition

To move from G# to D#;

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

12. D# → Fm chord transition

To move from D# to Fm;

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

13. C# → D# chord transition

To move from C# to D#;

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

Waving Through A Window chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Waving Through A Window.

  • Waving Through A Window includes 138 chord transitions, 13 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Waving Through A Window contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Waving Through A Window connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → D: 24%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (17%).
    • Em → C: 26%
    • Em → G: 18%
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