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Madness - It Must Be Love Chords

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ChordsAm, Am7, G, C, D, Em, A7, Dm, E7, D7, Bm7, Gsus4
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

[Opening]
[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am7]
[Am]I never [Am7]thought I’d miss you
[Am]half as [Am7]much as I [G]do [C] [G] [C] [D]
[Am]And I never [Am7]thought I’d feel this [Am]way,
the way I [Am7]feel about [G]you [C] [G] [C] [D]

[verse 2]
[Em]As soon as I [A7]wake up
[Dm]every night [E7]every day
[Am]I know that it’s [C]you I need
to [D]take the blues away [D7]

[chorus]
[G]It must be [Bm7]love, love, [C]love [D]
[G]It must be [Bm7]love, love, [C]love [D]
[Am]nothing more, [Bm7]nothing less, [C]love is the best

[verse 3]
[Am]How can it [Am7]be that we can [Am]say so [Am7]mucH
Without [G]words [Gsus4] [G]
[Am]Bless you and [Am7]bless me [Am]Bless the [Am7]bees
And the [G]birds [Gsus4] [G]
[Em]I’ve got to be [A7]near you [Dm]every night [E7]every day
[Am]I couldn’t be [C]happy [D]Any other way [D7]

[chorus]
[G]It must be [Bm7]love, love, [C]love [D]
[G]It must be [Bm7]love, love, [C]love [D]
[Am]nothing more, [Bm7]nothing less, [C]love is the best

[interlude]
[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am7] [G] [Gsus4] [G] [Gsus4]

[verse 4]
[Em]As soon as I [A7]wake up [Dm]every night [E7]every day
[Am]I know that it’s [C]you I need to [D]take the blues away [D7]
[G]It must be [Bm7]love, love, [C]love [D]
[G]It must be [Bm7]love, love, [C]love

[interlude]
[C] [D] [Em]

[Closing]
[G]It must be [Bm7]love, love, [C]love [D]
[G]It must be [Bm7]love, love, [C]love [D]
[G]It must be [Bm7]love, love, [C]love [D]

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ArtistMadness
Album7
GenresPop
Year1981
KeyAm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play It Must Be Love Chords on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Madness - It Must Be Love on guitar requires 12 chords and 21 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.

It Must Be Love Chords uses these transitions most often: C → D (14), Am → Am7 (12), and Bm7 → C (11). 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 - Am7 chord transition.

1. Am → Am7 chord transition

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

To move from Am to Am7;

  1. While playing Am, lift your ring finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
Am to Am7

2. Am7 → G chord transition

Guitar Am7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-1-0Guitar Am7 chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from Am7 to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.
Am7 to G

3. G → C chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

To move from G to C;

  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 A string fret 3.
G to C

4. C → D chord transition

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

To move from C 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 A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
C to D

5. D → Am chord transition

To move from D to Am;

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

6. D → Em chord transition

To move from D to Em;

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

7. Em → A7 chord transition

To move from Em to A7;

  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 B string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on D string fret 2.

8. A7 → Dm chord transition

To move from A7 to Dm;

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

9. Dm → E7 chord transition

To move from Dm to E7;

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

10. E7 → Am chord transition

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.

11. Am → C chord transition

To move from Am to C;

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

12. D → D7 chord transition

To move from D to D7;

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

13. D7 → G chord transition

To move from D7 to G;

  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 3.

14. G → Bm7 chord transition

To move from G to Bm7;

  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.

15. Bm7 → C chord transition

To move from Bm7 to C;

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

16. D → G chord transition

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.

17. Am → Bm7 chord transition

To move from Am to Bm7;

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

18. G → Gsus4 chord transition

To move from G to Gsus4;

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

19. G → Am chord transition

To move 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.

20. G → Em chord transition

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.

21. Gsus4 → Em chord transition

To move from Gsus4 to Em;

  1. While playing Gsus4, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

It Must Be Love Chords chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in It Must Be Love Chords.

  • It Must Be Love Chords includes 110 chord transitions, 21 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • It Must Be Love Chords contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how It Must Be Love Chords connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → Am: 13%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → D: 11%
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