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Irving Berlin - A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody Chords

Chord reference C, B7, Bb7, A7, C#7, Bm, G, Gm
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[C]A [B7]pre[Bb7]tty [A7]girl is [C#7]like [A7]a [Bm]melo[D7]dy That [G]haunts you [Gm]night [G]and day [G7]Just like the [C]strain of a [Cm]haunting re[G7]frain [C]She’ll [A7]start upon [Em7]a [A7]marathon and [D7]run a[C]round your [D]brain

[C]You [B7]can’t [Bb7]es[A7]cape She’s [C#7]in [A7]your [Bm]memo[D7]ry By [G]morning [G]night [G7]and [C]noon [E7] [Am] She will [F#7]leave you and [B]then [E7]come back a[Am]gain A pretty [F7]girl is [D7]just like a pretty [G]tune [Eb]

[C]A [B7]pre[Bb7]tty [A7]girl is [C#7]like [A7]a [Bm]melo[D7]dy That [G]haunts you [Gm]night [G]and day [G7]Just like the [C]strain of a [Cm]haunting re[G7]frain [C]She’ll [A7]start upon [Em7]a [A7]marathon and [D7]run a[C]round your [D]brain

[C]You [B7]can’t [Bb7]es[A7]cape She’s [C#7]in [A7]your [Bm]memo[D7]ry By [G]morning [G]night [G7]and [C]noon [E7] [Am] She will [F#7]leave you and [B]then [E7]come back a[Am]gain A pretty [F7]girl is [D7]just like a pretty [G]tune [Eb] [C]A [B7]pre[Bb7]tty [G]tune [Em] [D7] [G]

Artist Irving Berlin
Album Single
Genres Jazz
Year 1919
Key C

How to Play A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody on Guitar?

Irving Berlin - A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody can be played in the key of C using the C, B7, Bb7, A7, C#7, Bm, G, Gm chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For B7, To play B7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, B ring open.
  • For Bb7, To play A#7 | Bb7, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 4, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute B.
  • For A7, To play A7, let low E, A, G, high E ring open, mute D, B.
  • For C#7, To play C#7 | Db7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, mute D.
  • For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 4, let D, B ring open, mute G.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

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