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LSD - Thunderclouds Chords

ChordsEm, C, D, G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • 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
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram


All I need is [Em]one, one more man is [C]enough
Babe you got it [Em]wrong, please turn your fears into [C]trust, to [D]trust


Where’d the [G]love go, when all is said and [C]done?
(Hey now, get your hands in the air, I’ma go through your stuff)
Where’d the [G]love go, put the running into [C]run
(Asking me to stay, but I [D]never met a girl I could trust)


You’re [Em]saying those [D]words like you [G]hate me [C]now (woah woah oh)
[Em]Our house is [D]burning when you’re [G]raised in [C]hell (woah woah oh)
[Em]Here in the [D]ashes, your [G]soul cries [C]out (ah ah ah)
But [Em]don’t be [D]afraid of these [G] [C]thunderclouds (clou clou)
These thunder[Em]clouds, oh no, [D]these thunder[G]clouds, oh no, [C]no


All I need is [Em]love (da dum dum dum)
All I need is a [C]word (da dum dum dum)
All I need is [Em]us (da dum dum dum)
You turned nouns into [C]verbs (oh oh), to [D]verbs (oh)


Where did [G]love go, when all is said and [C]done?
(Hey now, get your hands in the air, I’ma go through your stuff)
Where did [G]love go, you put the running into [C]run
(Asking me to stay, but I [D]never met a man I could trust)


You’re [Em]saying those [D]words like you [G]hate me [C]now (woah woah oh)
[Em]Our house is [D]burning when you’re [G]raised in [C]hell (woah woah oh)
[Em]Here in the [D]ashes, your [G]soul cries [C]out (ah ah ah)
But [Em]don’t be [D]afraid of these [G] [C]thunderclouds (clou clou )
These thunder[Em]clouds, oh no, [D]these thunder[G]clouds, oh no, [C]no
These thunder[Em]clouds, oh no, [D]these thunder[G]clouds, oh no, [C]no


These thunder[Em]clouds (woah ah oh ah oh [D]oh), these thunder[G]clouds [C](ah ah ah)
These thunder[Em]clouds (ah oh oh oh [D]oh), ohhh [C]oh oh oh oh ohh

ArtistLSD
AlbumLSD
GenresPop
Year2019
KeyEm
DifficultyEasy

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

LSD - Thunderclouds 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.

Thunderclouds uses these transitions most often: G → C (16), C → Em (14), and D → G (14). 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 Em - C chord transition.

1. Em → C chord transition

To move from Em to C;

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

2. C → D chord transition

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

3. 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.
D to G

4. G → C chord transition

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

5. 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.

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

  • Thunderclouds includes 70 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Thunderclouds contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Thunderclouds 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 → D: 11%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → C: 26%
    • Em → D: 18%