The Beatles - Girl Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
[Opening]
Is [Am]there anybody [E7]going to listen [Am]to my [Am7]story
[Dm]All about the girl who came to [C]stay? [E7]
She’s the [Am]kind of girl you [E7]want so much it [Am]makes you [Am7]sorry
[Dm]Still you don’t regret a single [Am]day
[chorus]
Ah [C]girl, [Em]girl… [Dm] [G7]
Ah [C]girl, [Em]girl… [Dm] [G7]
[verse 2]
When I [Am]think of all the [E7]
Times I’ve tried so [Am]hard to [Am7]leave her
[Dm]She will come to me and start [C]to [E7]cry
And she [Am]promises the [E7]earth to me and [Am]I bel-[Am7]ieve her
[Dm]After all this time I don’t know [Am]why
[chorus]
Ah [C]girl, [Em]girl… [Dm] [G7]
Ah [C]girl, [Em]girl… [Dm] [G7]
[verse 3]
[Dm]She’s the kind of girl who puts you [A]down
When friends are there, you feel a [Dm]fool [A]
[Dm]When you say she’s looking good
She [A]acts as if it’s understood,
She’s [Dm]cool, ooh, [F]ooh, ooh, ooh
[chorus]
Ah [C]girl, [Em]girl… [Dm] [G7]
Ah [C]girl, [Em]girl… [Dm] [G7]
[Closing]
Was she [Am]told when she was [E7]young
That pain would [Am]lead to [Am7]pleasure?
[Dm]Did she understand it when they [C] [E7]said
That a [Am]man must break his [E7]back to earn his [Am]day of [Am7]leisure,
[Dm]Will she still believe it when he’s [Am]dead?
[chorus]
Ah [C]girl, [Em]girl… [Dm] [G7]
Ah [C]girl, [Em]girl… [Dm] [G7]
How to play Girl on Guitar (Step-by-step)
The Beatles - Girl on guitar requires 9 chords and 15 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.
Girl uses these transitions most often: E7 → Am (9), C → Em (8), and Dm → G7 (8). 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 - E7 chord transition.
1. Am → E7 chord transition
To move from Am to E7;
- While playing Am, lift your ring finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
2. Am → Am7 chord transition
To move from Am to Am7;
- While playing Am, lift your ring finger from G string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
3. Am7 → Dm chord transition
To move from Am7 to Dm;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on B string fret 3.
4. Dm → C chord transition
To move from Dm to C;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
5. C → E7 chord transition
To move from C to E7;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
6. Dm → Am chord transition
To move from Dm to Am;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
7. Am → C chord transition
To move from Am to C;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
8. C → Em chord transition
To move from C to Em;
- While playing C, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
9. Em → Dm chord transition
To move from Em to Dm;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
10. Dm → G7 chord transition
To move from Dm to G7;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.
11. G7 → C chord transition
To move from G7 to C;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
12. G7 → Am chord transition
To move from G7 to Am;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
13. Dm → A chord transition
To move from Dm to A;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 3 to fret 2.
14. Dm → F chord transition
To move from Dm to F;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on D string fret 3.
15. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
Girl chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Girl.
- Girl includes 78 chord transitions, 15 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Girl contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Girl connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
- Dm → C: 18%
- Dm → Am: 14%
After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).- Am → C: 16%
- Am → E7: 1%