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Electric Light Orchestra - Wild West Hero Chords

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ChordsF, C, Dm, G7, Dm7, Bb7, C7, F7, Bb, A7, G, Bbm, C#7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram
  • Guitar A#7 | B♭7 chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-1-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A#7 | B♭7 chord diagram
  • Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram
  • Guitar F7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-1-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F7 chord diagram
  • Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar A#m | B♭m chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A#m | B♭m chord diagram
  • Guitar C#7 | D♭7 chord diagram Fingering: x-4-3-4-2-xGuitar C#7 | D♭7 chord diagram

[Opening]
[F]Wish [C]I [Dm]was, yeah, [G7]a wild west [C]he[C]ro. [F]

[verse 2]
[F]Sometimes I [Dm7]look up high and then I [Bb7]think there might
Just [G7]be a better [C7]life. [C] [F]

[verse 3]
[F]Away from [Dm7]all we know, that’s where I [Bb7]wanna go,
Out [G7]on the wild [C]side [C]

[chorus]
And I [F]wish [C]I was, [Dm]o[C]ooo[F]oh,
A [F7]wild [Bb]west [G7]he[C] [C] [F]ro.

[verse 4]
[C]Ride the [F]range all the [C]day till the [Dm]first fading [A7]light,
Be with [Bb]my western [F]girl round the [G]fire, oh, so [C]bright.
I’d be the [F]Indians [C]friend, let them [Dm]live to be [A7]free,
Ridin’ [Bb]into the sun[F]set, I [G]wish [Bbm]I could [F]be.

[interlude]
[Bb7] [F7] [G7] [C#7] [C7] [F]

[verse 5]
I’d [F]ride the [Dm7]desert sands and through the [Bb7]prairie lands,
[G7]try’n to do what’s [C]right. [C] [F]

[Closing]
[F]The folks would [Dm7]come to me, they’d say, we [Bb7]need you here.
I’d [G7]stay there for the [C]night. [C]

[chorus]
Oh I [F]wish [C]I was, [Dm]o[C]ooo[F]oh,
A [F7]wild [Bb]west [G7]he[C] [C] [F]ro.

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ArtistElectric Light Orchestra
AlbumOut of the Blue
GenresRock
Year1978
KeyF

How to play Wild West Hero on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Electric Light Orchestra - Wild West Hero on guitar requires 13 chords and 25 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.

Wild West Hero uses these transitions most often: C → F (11), F → C (6), and G7 → C (6). 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 - C chord transition.

1. F → C chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move 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.
F to C

2. C → Dm chord transition

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

To move from C to Dm;

  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 A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
C to Dm

3. Dm → G7 chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

To move from Dm to G7;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 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 3 and place it on E string fret 1.
Dm to G7

4. G7 → C chord transition

Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from G7 to C;

  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 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
G7 to C

5. F → Dm7 chord transition

To move from F to Dm7;

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

6. Dm7 → Bb7 chord transition

To move from Dm7 to Bb7;

  1. While playing Dm7, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  3. Place ring finger on D string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 3.

7. Bb7 → G7 chord transition

To move from Bb7 to G7;

  1. While playing Bb7, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
  2. Slide your index finger on A string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 3 to E string fret 1.
  4. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.

8. G7 → C7 chord transition

To move from G7 to C7;

  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 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

9. C7 → C chord transition

To move from C7 to C;

  1. While playing C7, lift your pinky from G string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

10. F → F7 chord transition

To move from F to F7;

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

11. F7 → Bb chord transition

To move from F7 to Bb;

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

12. Bb → G7 chord transition

To move from Bb to G7;

  1. While playing Bb, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
  2. Slide your index finger on A string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D 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 1.

13. Dm → A7 chord transition

To move from Dm to A7;

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

14. A7 → Bb chord transition

To move from A7 to Bb;

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

15. Bb → F chord transition

To move from Bb 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.

16. F → G chord transition

To move from F to G;

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

17. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C;

  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 A string fret 3.

18. G → Bbm chord transition

To move from G to Bbm;

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

19. Bbm → F chord transition

To move from Bbm 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 B string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from G string fret 3 to D string fret 3.

20. F → Bb7 chord transition

To move from F to Bb7;

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

21. Bb7 → F7 chord transition

To move from Bb7 to F7;

  1. While playing Bb7, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
  4. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

22. F7 → G7 chord transition

To move from F7 to G7;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 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 A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.

23. G7 → C#7 chord transition

To move from G7 to C#7;

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

24. C#7 → C7 chord transition

To move from C#7 to C7;

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

25. C7 → F chord transition

To move from C7 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. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.

Wild West Hero chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Wild West Hero.

  • Wild West Hero includes 68 chord transitions, 25 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Wild West Hero contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Wild West Hero connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → F: 16%
    • C → Dm: 5%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → G: 21%
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