The Beatles - You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away 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 A,D,E keys to play this song with easier chords.
How to play You've Got To Hide Your Love Away on Guitar (Step-by-step)
The Beatles - You've Got To Hide Your Love Away on guitar requires 4 chords and 5 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've Got To Hide Your Love Away uses these transitions most often: F → C (20), C → G (17), and G → C (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 G - D chord transition.
1. G → D chord transition
Here's how to move from G to D:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.
2. D → F chord transition
Switching from D to F:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.
3. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C:
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 20 times.
4. C → G chord transition
Switching from C to G:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 17 times.
5. C → D chord transition
Switching from C to D:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in You've Got To Hide Your Love Away.
- You've Got To Hide Your Love Away includes 101 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- You've Got To Hide Your Love Away contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how You've Got To Hide Your Love Away 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 → G: 35%
- C → F: 16%
After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).- G → C: 25%
- G → D: 24%