Leonard Cohen - Who By Fire Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to E key to play this song with easier chords.
How to play Who By Fire on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Leonard Cohen - Who By Fire on guitar requires 5 chords and 6 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.
Who By Fire uses these transitions most often: F → Bb (18), Bb → F (16), and Gm → F (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 Gm - F chord transition.
1. Gm → F chord transition
Switching from Gm to F:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Slide your pinky from E string fret 3 to D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 16 times.
2. Gm → Bb chord transition
To move from Gm to Bb:
- Keep index finger on A string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
- Lift your pinky from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.
3. 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 chorus, played 16 times.
4. Gm → D# chord transition
Here's how to move from Gm to D#:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
- Slide your pinky from E string fret 3 to B string fret 4.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.
5. D# → D chord transition
To move from D# to D:
- While playing D#, lift your pinky from B string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.
6. D → Gm chord transition
Here's how to move from D to Gm:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E 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 3 times.
Who By Fire chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Who By Fire.
- Who By Fire includes 93 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Who By Fire contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Who By Fire connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Gm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (15%), F (12%), and Dm (10%).
- Gm → F: 12%
- Gm → Bb: 9%
After Bb, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).- Bb → F: 34%
- Bb → Gm: 6%