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Celtic Woman - Westering Home Chords

ChordsD, A, G, Dm, Gm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram


[D] [A] [G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [A] [Dm] [Dm]
[D]Westering home and a song in the air
[G]Light in the [D]eye and its [G]goodbye to [A]care
[D]Laughter and [G]love and a [D]welcoming there
Isle of my [A]heart my [Gm]own [D]land.


[D]Tell me of lands of the [G]orient [A]gay
[D]Speak of the riches that [G]come from Ca[A]thay
[D]Ay but its grand to be [A]woken at day
[D]and find yourself [A]nearer to [Gm]Is[D]la.


[D]Westering home and a song in the air
[G]Light in the [D]eye and its [G]goodbye to [A]care
[D]Laughter and [G]love and a [D]welcoming there
Light of my [A]heart my [Gm]own land.


[D]Where are the folk like the [A]folk o the West
[D]Canty and [G]couthy and [G]kindly the [A]best
[G]There I would hie me and [A]there I would rest
[D]At home with my [A]ain folk on [Gm]Is[D]la.


[D]Westering home and a [A]song in the air
[G]Light in the [D]eye and its [G]goodbye to [A]care
[D]Laughter and [G]love and a [D]welcoming there
Light of my [A]heart my [Gm]own [D]land.


[D]Now I’m at home and at home I do [A]lay
[D]Dreaming of riches that [G]come from Ca[A]thay
[D]I’ll hop a good ship and be on my [A]way
[D]And bring back my [A]fortune to [Gm]Is[D]la


[D]Westering home and a song in the air
[G]Light in the [D]eye and its [G]goodbye to [A]care
[D]Laughter and [G]love and a [D]welcoming there
Light of my [A]heart my [G]own [D]land.

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AlbumDestiny
Year2015
KeyD

How to play Westering Home on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Celtic Woman - Westering Home on guitar requires 5 chords and 7 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.

Westering Home uses these transitions most often: D → G (17), D → A (13), and A → D (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 - A chord transition.

1. D → A chord transition

To move 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.
D to A

2. A → G chord transition

To move from A to G;

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

3. G → D chord transition

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

4. A → Dm chord transition

To move from A to Dm;

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

5. Dm → D chord transition

To move from Dm to D;

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

6. A → Gm chord transition

To move from A to Gm;

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

7. Gm → D chord transition

To move from Gm to D;

  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 G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on B string fret 3.

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

  • Westering Home includes 81 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Westering Home contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Westering Home 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 A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → G: 13%