4 distinct chords · 46 changes · 2:17 long
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- C
- G
- F
- D
What you are playing
Chords for Bobby Lewis (a #1 record--single), laid out across its 2:17 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in C major. It leans on barre chords — with a capo on fret 5 the same song becomes G D C A, every one of them an open shape. Every one of its 4 chords is a plain triad, so three notes under the right hand covers the whole song.
Play it in another key
The same song, moved. Every row is Bobby Lewis (a #1 record--single) shifted by that many semitones — useful when the recording sits too high or too low for your voice. The chords keep their relationships, so the song is unchanged apart from its pitch.
| Shift | Key | Chords |
|---|---|---|
| G major | GDCAall open | |
| G♯ major | G♯D♯C♯A♯ | |
| A major | AEDB | |
| A♯ major | A♯FD♯C | |
| B major | BF♯EC♯ | |
| C major | CGFD | |
| C♯ major | C♯G♯F♯D♯ | |
| D major | DAGEall open | |
| D♯ major | D♯A♯G♯F | |
| E major | EBAF♯ | |
| F major | FCA♯G | |
| F♯ major | F♯C♯BG♯ |
On a guitar there is a shortcut in one direction: transpose down by n and put a capo on fret n, and you are back at the original pitch while playing the easier shapes. That is what the capo line above is doing.
