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Carole King - You’ve Got A Friend Chords

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ChordsG, C, A, B7, Em, Em7, Am, G7, Bm, Am7, D7, F, F7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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[Opening]
[G] [C] [G] [G] [A] [B7]
When you’re [Em]down and [B7]troubled
And you [Em]need some [B7]love and [Em]care [Em7]
And [Am]nothin’ [C]nothin’ is going [G]right [G7]
[B7]Close your eyes and [B7]think of me
And [Em]soon I [B7]will be [Em]there [Em7]
To [Am]brighten up [Bm]even your darkest [Am7]night [D7]

[verse 2]
You just [G]call out my [G]name and you [C]know wherever
I [C]am I’ll come [G]running [G]to see you a [C]gain

[interlude]
[Am] [Am7] [D7]

[verse 3]
[G]Winter spring summer or [G]fall
[C]all you have to do is call [Am]And I’ll
[G]be there [Bm] [Am] [Am7]you’ve got a [G]friend [G]

[interlude]
[G] [C]/ [G] [G] [A]/ [B7]

[verse 4]
If the [Em]sky a[B7]bove you
Grows [Em]dark and [B7]full of [Em]clouds [Em7]
And that [Am]old north [C]wind begins to [G]blow [G7]
[B7]Keep your head to [B7]gether
And [Em]call my [B7]name out [Em]loud
[Am]Soon you’ll hear me [Bm]knocking at your [Am7] [D7]door

[verse 5]
You just [G]call out my [G]name and you [C]know wherever
I [C]am I’ll come [G]running
[G]to see you a [C]gain [Am] [Am7] [D7]
[G]Winter spring summer or [G]fall
[C]all you have to do is [Am7]call And I’ll [Bm]be there
yes I [Am]will.

[verse 6]
Now [F]ain’t it good to know that [C]you’ve got a friend
When [G]people can be so [G]cold
They’ll [C]hurt you yes and de [F7]sert you
And [Em7]take your soul if you [A]let them
Oh but [C]don’t you let them [G] [D7]

[Closing]
You just [G]call out my [G]name and you [C]know wherever I am [C]
I’ll come [G]running running yeah yeah [G]to see you a [C]gain [D7]
[G]Winter spring summer or [G]fall [C]all you have to do is call [Am7]
And I’ll [Bm]be there [Am]yes I [Am]will you’ve got a [G]friend [C]
You’ve got a [G]friend
ain’t it [C]good to know you got a [G]friend [C] [G]

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ArtistCarole King
AlbumTapestry
GenresPop, Soul
Year1971
KeyEm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play You've Got A Friend on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Carole King - You've Got A Friend on guitar requires 13 chords and 26 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 A Friend uses these transitions most often: G → C (15), C → G (12), and B7 → Em (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 G - C chord transition.

1. 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

2. G → A chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

To move from G to A;

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

3. A → B7 chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar B7 chord diagram Fingering: x-2-1-2-0-2Guitar B7 chord diagram

To move from A to B7;

  1. Slide your index finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 2.
A to B7

4. B7 → Em chord transition

Guitar B7 chord diagram Fingering: x-2-1-2-0-2Guitar B7 chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

To move from B7 to Em;

  1. While playing B7, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
B7 to Em

5. Em → Em7 chord transition

To move from Em to Em7;

  1. While playing Em, lift your ring finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.

6. Em7 → Am chord transition

To move from Em7 to Am;

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

7. 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.

8. G → G7 chord transition

To move from G to G7;

  1. Keep index finger on A string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 1.

9. G7 → B7 chord transition

To move from G7 to B7;

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

10. Am → Bm chord transition

To move from Am to Bm;

  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.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

11. Bm → Am7 chord transition

To move from Bm to Am7;

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

12. Am7 → D7 chord transition

To move from Am7 to D7;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger 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. Am → Am7 chord transition

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.

15. Am → G chord transition

To move from Am 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. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

16. G → Bm chord transition

To move from G to Bm;

  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.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.

17. Am7 → G chord transition

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.

18. Em → Am chord transition

To move from Em to Am;

  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 G string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.

19. C → Am7 chord transition

To move from C to Am7;

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.

20. Am → F chord transition

To move from Am to F;

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

21. F → C chord transition

To move from F to C;

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

22. C → F7 chord transition

To move from C to F7;

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

23. F7 → Em7 chord transition

To move from F7 to Em7;

  1. While playing F7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.

24. Em7 → A chord transition

To move from Em7 to A;

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

25. A → C chord transition

To move from A to C;

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 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 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

26. C → D7 chord transition

To move from C to D7;

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

You've Got A Friend chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in You've Got A Friend.

  • You've Got A Friend includes 99 chord transitions, 26 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • You've Got A Friend contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how You've Got A Friend 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 → A: 6%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → Am: 10%
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