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Westlife - When You’re Looking Like That Chords

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ChordsA#, F, D#, Gm, C, G, Am, A
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

A#FD#A#FD#
She’saA#5foot10incatsuit,andBambiD#eyesA#everybody
WhowasstaringFwouldn’tbelieve,thatthisD#girlwasmine
A#IshouldhaveknowIwas,FwrongD#whenIleftherforalife
InpitybutA#theysayyounever,misstheFwateruntilD#it’sgone
GuessIGmfailedtoFloveyou,andyou’reD#takingitoutFtonight
CHowamIGsupposedtoleaveAmyounow,Fwhenyou’relookinglikeCthat
Ican’tGbelievewhatIjustAmgaveaway,nowFIcan’ttakeitCback
Idon’twannagetGlost,AmIdon’twannalivemyFlifewithoutyou
CHowamIGsupposedtoleaveAmyounow,Fwhenyou’relookinglikeCthat
A#She’salldressedupFforglamourandrockD#n´roll
A#Wannasqueezeherrealtight,getFoutofthisplace,ifonlyIcouldD#takecontrol
A#Butshe’soutofmyFreachforever,D#andjustweekagosheliednexttome
A#It’ssoironichowIhadtoFlosejusttoD#see
ThatIhadGfailedtoFloveyou,andyou’reD#takingitoutFtonight
CHowamIGsupposedtoleaveAmyounow,Fwhenyou’relookinglikeCthat
Ican’tGbelievewhatIjustAmgaveaway,nowFIcan’ttakeitCback
Idon’twannagetGlost,AmIdon’twannalivemyFlifewithoutyou
CHowamIGsupposedtoleaveAmyounow,Fwhenyou’relookinglikeCthat
CIdon’twannaGforgetyou,AmIdon’tevenFwannatry
CHowamIGsupposedtowalkonAmbye,Fwhenyou’relookinglikeCthat
CHowamIGsupposedtoAmleaveyou(whenyou’relookin’likethat)
CIcan’tGbelievewhatIjustAgaveaway(Oohnobaby)
F’CauseItakeitCback(I’mGlost)
Idon’twannaAmlivemylifewithoutFyou(livemylifewithoutyou)
CHowamIGsupposedtoleaveAmyounow,Fwhenyou’relookinglikeCthat
CHowamIGsupposedtoleaveAmyounow,Fwhenyou’relookinglikeCthat
Ican’tGbelievewhatIjustAmgaveaway,nowFIcan’ttakeitCback
Idon’twannagetGlost,AmIdon’twannalivemyFlifewithoutyou
CHowamIGsupposedtoleaveAmyounow,Fwhenyou’relookinglikeCthat
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ArtistWestlife
AlbumCoast to Coast
GenresPop
Year2000
KeyA#
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play When You're Looking Like That on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Westlife - When You're Looking Like That on guitar requires 8 chords and 15 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.

When You're Looking Like That uses these transitions most often: F → C (19), C → G (18), and G → Am (17). 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 A# - F chord transition.

1. A# → F chord transition

Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from A# to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

A# to F

2. F → D# chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram

To move from F to D#:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.

F to D#

3. D# → A# chord transition

Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram
Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram

Switching from D# 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 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

D# to A#

4. D# → Gm chord transition

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

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.

This transition appears in the verse.

D# to Gm

5. Gm → F chord transition

Here's how to move from Gm to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

6. F → C chord transition

Switching from F to C:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 19 times.

7. C → G chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 18 times.

8. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 17 times.

9. Am → F chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to F:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 16 times.

10. C → A# chord transition

To move from C 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. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

11. D# → G chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the verse.

12. G → F chord transition

Here's how to move from G to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

13. Am → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

14. G → A chord transition

To move from G to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

15. A → F chord transition

Here's how to move from A to F:

  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 from B string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

When You're Looking Like That chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in When You're Looking Like That.

  • When You're Looking Like That includes 109 chord transitions, 15 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • When You're Looking Like That contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how When You're Looking Like That connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → D#: 0%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → A#: 0%
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