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Noel Harrison - Windmills of Your Mind Chords

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ChordsEm, B7, E7, Am7, D7, G7, C7, Am, Bb, F#7, Bm
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

EmB7Em
Round,likeacircleinaspiral,likeawheelwithinaB7wheel
NeverendingorbeginningonaneverspinningEmreel
LikeasnowballdownaE7mountainoracarnival Am7balloon
Likeacarouselthat’sD7turning,
RunningringsaroundtheG7moon
LikeaclockwhosehandsareC7sweeping
PasttheminutesofitsAmface
AndtheworldislikeanB7apple
WhirlingsilentlyinBbspace
LikethecirclesthatyouB7find
InthewindmillsofyourEmmind
LikeatunnelthatyoufollowtoatunnelofitsB7own
DownahollowtoacavernwherethesunhasneverEmshone
Likeadoorthatkeeps E7revolving
Inahalf-forgottenAm7dream
OrtheripplesfromaD7pebble
SomeonetossesinaG7stream
LikeaclockwhosehandsareC7sweeping
PasttheminutesofitsAmface
AndtheworldislikeanB7apple
WhirlingsilentlyinBbspace
LikethecirclesthatyouB7find
InthewindmillsofyourEmmind
Keysthatjingleinyourpocket,wordsthatjangleinyourAm7head
WhydidsummergosoD7quickly?
WasitsomethingthatyouG7said?
LoverswalkalongtheG7shore
AndleavetheirfootprintsintheC7sand
IsthesoundofdistantF#7drumming
JustthefingersofyourBmhand?
PictureshanginginaE7hallway
AndthefragmentofaAmsong
Half-rememberednamesandD7faces,
Buttowhomdothey G7belong?
WhenyouknewthatitwasC7over,
YouweresuddenlyAmaware
ThattheautumnleaveswereB7turning
TothecolourofherEmhair
Acircleinaspiral,awheelwithinaB7wheel
NeverendingorbeginningonaneverspinningBbreel
Astheimages Emunwind,
LikethecirclesthatyouB7find
InthewindmillsofyourEmmind
LikethecirclesthatyouB7find
InthewindmillsofyourEmmind
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ArtistNoel Harrison
AlbumThe Thomas Crown Affair Soundtrack
GenresPop
Year1968
KeyEm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Windmills of Your Mind on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Noel Harrison - Windmills of Your Mind on guitar requires 11 chords and 16 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.

Windmills of Your Mind uses these transitions most often: B7 → Em (8), Em → B7 (6), and D7 → G7 (4). 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 Em - B7 chord transition.

1. Em → B7 chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar B7 chord diagram Fingering: x-2-1-2-0-2Guitar B7 chord diagram

To move from Em to B7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

Em to B7

2. Em → E7 chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

To move from Em to E7:

  1. While playing Em, lift your ring finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on G string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

Em to E7

3. E7 → Am7 chord transition

Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar Am7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-1-0Guitar Am7 chord diagram

Switching from E7 to Am7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

E7 to Am7

4. Am7 → D7 chord transition

Guitar Am7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-1-0Guitar Am7 chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram

Switching from Am7 to D7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

Am7 to D7

5. D7 → G7 chord transition

Switching from D7 to G7:

  1. Lift your index finger from B 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. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

6. 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

7. C7 → Am chord transition

To move from C7 to Am:

  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. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

8. Am → B7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to B7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

9. B7 → Bb chord transition

Switching from B7 to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

10. Em → Am7 chord transition

Switching from Em to Am7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

11. C7 → F#7 chord transition

To move from C7 to F#7:

  1. While playing C7, lift your pinky from G string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 3.
  4. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 3 to fret 4.

This transition appears in the verse.

12. F#7 → Bm chord transition

Switching from F#7 to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

13. Bm → E7 chord transition

To move from Bm to E7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

14. E7 → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from E7 to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

15. Am → D7 chord transition

Switching from Am to D7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

16. Bb → Em chord transition

Switching from Bb to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

Windmills of Your Mind chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Windmills of Your Mind.

  • Windmills of Your Mind includes 47 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Windmills of Your Mind connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After B7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are Em (58%), E7 (10%), and C (8%).
    • B7 → Em: 58%
    • B7 → Bb: 1%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → B7: 1%
    • Em → Am7: 0%
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