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Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life Chords

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ChordsA, D, C#m, G, Bm, E, C#, F#, B, F#m, Bb, Eb, Dm, Ab, Cm, F
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

AYouaretheDsunshineofmyC#mlifeG
BmThat’swhyI’llEalwaysbe AaroundBmE
AYouaretheDappleofmyC#meyeG
BmForeverEyou’llstayinmyAheartBmE
AIfeellikeDthisisDthe AbeginningD
AThoughI’velovedDyouforamillionEyearsC#mC#
F#AndifIBthoughtourC#lovewasF#mending
I’dBfindmyselfdrowninginmyownEtears
AYoumusthaveDknownthatDIwasAlonelyD
ABecauseyouDcametoDmy ErescueC#mC#
F#AndIBknowthatthisC#mustbeF#mheaven
HowcouldBsomuchlovebeinsideofEyou?
BbYouaretheEbsunshineofmyDmlifeAb
CmThat’swhyI’llFalwaysbe BbaroundCmF
BbYouaretheEbappleofmyDmeyeAbG
CmForeverFyou’llstayinmyBbheartCmF
ATuesleDsoleildemaC#mvieG
BmTuesleEsoleildemesAjoursBmE
ATuesleDsoleildemesC#mnuitsG
BmTuesleEsoleilde Al’amourBmE
AC’estcommeDsitoutavait AcommencéD
ADepuisplusDd’unmillion Ed’annéesC#mC#
F#C’estcommesiBnousnousC#étionsF#mtrouvés
EnBnouscherchantdepuislanuitdesEtemps..Whoa
AC’estcommeDsijet’avais AattendueD
ADèsle DmatindupremierEjourC#mC#
F#C’estcommeBsijeC#t’avais F#mreconnue
QuandBjet’aivue,ceniràmon Esecours…Whoa
BbTuesleEbsoleildemaDmvieAb
CmTuesleFsoleildemesBbjoursCmE
BbTuesleEbsoleildemesDmnuitsAb
CmTuesleFsoleilde Bbl’amourCmF
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ArtistStevie Wonder
AlbumTalking Book
GenresPop, R&B, Soul
Year1972
KeyA
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play You Are The Sunshine Of My Life on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Stevie Wonder - You Are The Sunshine Of My Life on guitar requires 16 chords and 28 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.

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life uses these transitions most often: A → D (16), E → A (10), and Bm → E (8). 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 A - D chord transition.

1. A → D chord transition

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

Here's how to move from A to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 16 times.

A to D

2. D → C#m chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar C#m | D♭m chord diagram Fingering: x-4-2-1-2-xGuitar C#m | D♭m chord diagram

To move from D to C#m:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

D to C#m

3. C#m → G chord transition

Guitar C#m | D♭m chord diagram Fingering: x-4-2-1-2-xGuitar C#m | D♭m chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from C#m to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

C#m to G

4. G → Bm chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Bm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm chord diagram

Switching from G to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

G to Bm

5. Bm → E chord transition

Here's how to move from Bm to E:

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  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.
  4. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 4 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

6. E → A chord transition

To move from E to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.

7. A → Bm chord transition

Switching from A to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

8. D → E chord transition

To move from D to E:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

9. E → C#m chord transition

Switching from E to C#m:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

10. C#m → C# chord transition

To move from C#m to C#:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

11. C# → F# chord transition

To move from C# to F#:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

12. F# → B chord transition

Switching from F# to B:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

13. B → C# chord transition

Switching from B to C#:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

14. C# → F#m chord transition

To move from C# to F#m:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

15. F#m → B chord transition

Switching from F#m to B:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

16. B → E chord transition

Switching from B to E:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

17. E → Bb chord transition

To move from E to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

18. Bb → Eb chord transition

Switching from Bb to Eb:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

19. Eb → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from Eb to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

20. Dm → Ab chord transition

Switching from Dm to Ab:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

21. Ab → Cm chord transition

To move from Ab to Cm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

22. Cm → F chord transition

Switching from Cm 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 1 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

23. F → Bb chord transition

Switching from F 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. Slide your pinky from D string fret 3 to B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

24. Bb → Cm chord transition

Switching from Bb to Cm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

25. Ab → G chord transition

Switching from Ab to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

26. G → Cm chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Cm:

  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 1.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

27. F → A chord transition

Switching from F to A:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

28. Cm → E chord transition

To move from Cm to E:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

You Are The Sunshine Of My Life chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in You Are The Sunshine Of My Life.

  • You Are The Sunshine Of My Life includes 132 chord transitions, 28 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • You Are The Sunshine Of My Life contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how You Are The Sunshine Of My Life connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → Bm: 8%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → A: 17%
    • D → E: 3%
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