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Charlie Puth - Suffer Chords

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ChordsDm, Am, Gm, A
Strumming↓-↑-↓-↑

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

[Opening]
[Dm] [Am] [Dm] [Am]
[Dm]Detonate, [Am]detonator, baby, [Dm]oh, you blow my [Am]mind
[Dm]You tell me wait, wait on [Am]ya, but baby, [Dm]I can’t wait all [Am]night
[Dm]I go through pictures [Am]you send my phone, [Dm]oh, stop tempting me
[Am]You know what I want, [Gm]I wanna make, wanna make love, girl, I can’t [A]lie

[chorus]
I’m just a [Dm]sucker [Am]for a cold-hearted [Dm]lover [Am]
You make me [Gm]suffer, you make me [A]suffer
Don’t keep me [Dm]waiting, [Am]you should come [Dm]over [Am]
Don’t make me [Gm]suffer, don’t make me [A]suffer

[verse 2]
[Dm]So here we [Am]go, go again, it’s like I’m [Dm]caught under your [Am]spell
[Dm]You’re wearing black, black [Am]magic, well baby, [Dm]don’t wear nothing [Am]else
When [Dm]I open up this door, [Am]don’t you play
[Dm]Ain’t no other man gonna [Am]make you feel the same
[Gm]I wanna make, wanna make love, girl, I can’t [A]lie

[chorus]
I’m just a [Dm]sucker [Am]for a cold-hearted [Dm]lover [Am]
You make me [Gm]suffer, you make me [A]suffer
Don’t keep me [Dm]waiting, [Am]you should come [Dm]over [Am]
Don’t make me [Gm]suffer, don’t make me [A]suffer

[Closing]
[Gm]I hate it [Am]when you get your way, [Gm]but we love, yeah, we love it, baby
[A]Some things don’t ever change, tou make [Dm]me suffer, [Am]baby. [Dm] [Am]You, [Dm]oh [Am] [Gm] [A]

[chorus]
I’m just a [Dm]sucker [Am]for a cold-hearted [Dm]lover [Am]
You make me [Gm]suffer, you make me [A]suffer
Don’t keep me [Dm]waiting, [Am]you should come [Dm]over [Am]
Don’t make me [Gm]suffer, don’t make me [A]suffer

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ArtistCharlie Puth
AlbumNine Track Mind
GenresPop
Year2016
KeyDm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Suffer on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Charlie Puth - Suffer on guitar requires 4 chords and 4 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.

Suffer uses these transitions most often: Dm → Am (29), Am → Dm (20), and Am → Gm (10). 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 Dm - Am chord transition.

1. Dm → Am chord transition

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

To move from Dm to Am;

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

2. Am → Gm chord transition

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

To move from Am to Gm;

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

3. Gm → A chord transition

Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

To move from Gm to A;

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

4. A → Dm chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

To move from A to Dm;

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

Suffer chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Suffer.

  • Suffer includes 79 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Suffer contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Suffer connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → Dm: 7%
    • Am → Gm: 1%
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → Am: 14%
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