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Billie Eilish - Wish You Were Gay Chords

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ChordsAm, D, G, Em, G7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

BabyAmIdon’tfeelsoDgood,sixwordsyouGnever Emunderstood
“I’llneverAmletyougo”,fiveDwordsyou’llneverGsay(awww)Em
IlaughAmalonelikenothing’sDwrong,fourdayshasG7neverfeltsoEmlong
Ifthree’saAmcrowdandtwowasus,DoneslippedGaway
AmIjustwannaDmakeyoufeelG7okay.
EmButDallGyouAmdoisDlooktheotherG7way,mmm-mm
EmIDcan’tGtellAmyouDhowmuchIwishIdidn’tG7wannastay.
EmIDjustGkindaAmwishDyouweregay.G
IsthereaAmreasonwe’renotDthrough,isthereaG7twelvestepjustfor Emyou?
Our Amconversation’sallinDblue,elevenG7”heys”(hey,hey,hey,Emhey)
TenfingersAmtearingoutmyDhair,ninetimesyouG7nevermadeitEmthere
IateAmaloneatseven,youwereDsixminutesawayG
AmIjustwannaDmakeyoufeelG7okay.
EmButDallGyouAmdoisDlooktheotherG7way,mmm-mm
EmIDcan’tGtellAmyouDhowmuchIwishIdidn’tG7wannastay.
EmIDjustGkindaAmwishDyouweregay.G
TosparemyAmpride,DtogiveyourlackofG7interestan Emexplanation.
Don’tDsayI’mGnotAmyourtype,
DJustsaythatI’mnotyour G7preferredsexual Emorientation.
DI’mGsoselfish,DbutyoumakemeG7feelhelpless,yeah.
EmAndDIGcan’tAmstandanotherday,AmstandDanotherday.
AmIjustwannaDmakeyoufeelG7okay.
EmButDallGyouAmdoisDlooktheotherG7way,mmm-mm
EmIDcan’tGtellAmyouDhowmuchIwishIdidn’tG7wannastay.
EmIDjustGkindaAmwishDyouweregay.G
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ArtistBillie Eilish
AlbumWhen We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
GenresAlternative, Indie, Pop
Year2019
KeyAm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Wish You Were Gay on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Billie Eilish - Wish You Were Gay on guitar requires 5 chords and 8 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.

Wish You Were Gay uses these transitions most often: Am → D (23), D → G (19), and D → G7 (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 Am - D chord transition.

1. Am → D chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

Switching from Am to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 23 times.

Am to D

2. D → G chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from D to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 19 times.

D to G

3. G → Em chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

Here's how to move from G to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

G to Em

4. Em → Am chord transition

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

To move from Em to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

Em to Am

5. D → G7 chord transition

Switching from D to G7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 16 times.

6. G7 → Em chord transition

To move from G7 to Em:

  1. While playing G7, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 1 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 16 times.

7. G → Am chord transition

Switching 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 15 times.

8. Em → D chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to D:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 12 times.

Wish You Were Gay chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Wish You Were Gay.

  • Wish You Were Gay includes 111 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Wish You Were Gay contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Wish You Were Gay connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → Am: 4%
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → D: 7%
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