Pete Seeger - Where Have All the Flowers Gone Chords
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How to play Where Have All the Flowers Gone on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Pete Seeger - Where Have All the Flowers Gone on guitar requires 6 chords and 9 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.
Where Have All the Flowers Gone uses these transitions most often: F → Dm (18), Bb → C (12), and C → F (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 F - Dm chord transition.
1. F → Dm chord transition
Switching from F to Dm:
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 18 times.
2. Dm → Bb chord transition
To move from Dm to Bb:
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
- Place pinky on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 12 times.
3. Bb → C chord transition
To move from Bb to C:
- While playing Bb, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 12 times.
4. C → F chord transition
Here's how to move from C to F:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 12 times.
5. Dm → Gm chord transition
Switching from Dm to Gm:
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Keep ring finger on B string fret 3.
- Place pinky on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.
6. Gm → C chord transition
Switching from Gm to C:
- While playing Gm, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.
7. Bb → F chord transition
To move from Bb to F:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Slide your pinky from B string fret 3 to D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.
8. Bb → C7 chord transition
Here's how to move from Bb to C7:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Slide your pinky from B string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.
9. C7 → F chord transition
To move from C7 to F:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.
Where Have All the Flowers Gone chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Where Have All the Flowers Gone.
- Where Have All the Flowers Gone includes 94 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Where Have All the Flowers Gone contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Where Have All the Flowers Gone 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 → Dm: 5%
- F → Bb: 5%
After Bb, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).- Bb → F: 34%
- Bb → C: 20%