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Irving Berlin - A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody Chords

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ChordsC, B7, Bb7, A7, C#7, Bm, D7, G, Gm, G7, Cm, Em7, D, E7, Am, F#7, B, F7, Eb, Em
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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[Opening]
[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

[chorus]
[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]

[Closing]
[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

[chorus]
[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]

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ArtistIrving Berlin
AlbumSingle
GenresJazz
Year1919
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Irving Berlin - A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody on guitar requires 20 chords and 29 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.

A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody uses these transitions most often: D7 → G (7), G7 → C (6), and B7 → Bb7 (5). 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 C - B7 chord transition.

1. C → B7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar B7 chord diagram Fingering: x-2-1-2-0-2Guitar B7 chord diagram

To move from C to B7;

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

2. B7 → Bb7 chord transition

Guitar B7 chord diagram Fingering: x-2-1-2-0-2Guitar B7 chord diagram
Guitar A#7 | B♭7 chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-1-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A#7 | B♭7 chord diagram

To move from B7 to Bb7;

  1. While playing B7, lift your middle finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from E string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
B7 to Bb7

3. Bb7 → A7 chord transition

Guitar A#7 | B♭7 chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-1-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A#7 | B♭7 chord diagram
Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram

To move from Bb7 to A7;

  1. While playing Bb7, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on B string fret 2.
Bb7 to A7

4. A7 → C#7 chord transition

Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram
Guitar C#7 | D♭7 chord diagram Fingering: x-4-3-4-2-xGuitar C#7 | D♭7 chord diagram

To move from A7 to C#7;

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to D string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 4.
A7 to C#7

5. A7 → Bm chord transition

To move from A7 to Bm;

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

6. Bm → D7 chord transition

To move from Bm to D7;

  1. While playing Bm, lift your pinky from G string fret 4.
  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 G string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from D string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 2.

7. 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.

8. G → Gm chord transition

To move from G to Gm;

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

9. 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.

10. G7 → C chord transition

To move from G7 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 1 and place it on A string fret 3.

11. C → Cm chord transition

To move from C to Cm;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

12. Cm → G7 chord transition

To move from Cm to G7;

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

13. C → A7 chord transition

To move from C to A7;

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

14. A7 → Em7 chord transition

To move from A7 to Em7;

  1. While playing A7, lift your index finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from B string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.

15. A7 → D7 chord transition

To move from A7 to D7;

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

16. D7 → C chord transition

To move from D7 to C;

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

17. 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.

18. C → E7 chord transition

To move from C to E7;

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

19. E7 → Am chord transition

To move from E7 to Am;

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

20. Am → F#7 chord transition

To move from Am to F#7;

  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 G string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 4.

21. F#7 → B chord transition

To move from F#7 to B;

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

22. B → E7 chord transition

To move from B to E7;

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

23. Am → F7 chord transition

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

24. F7 → D7 chord transition

To move from F7 to D7;

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

25. G → Eb chord transition

To move from G to Eb;

  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 E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on B string fret 4.

26. Eb → C chord transition

To move from Eb to C;

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

27. Bb7 → G chord transition

To move from Bb7 to G;

  1. While playing Bb7, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
  2. Slide your index finger on A string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
  4. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.

28. G → Em chord transition

To move from G to Em;

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

29. Em → D7 chord transition

To move from Em to D7;

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

A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody.

  • A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody includes 92 chord transitions, 29 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody 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 → D: 11%
    • C → E7: 1%
    After A7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (41%), D7 (18%), and Dm (13%).
    • A7 → D7: 18%
    • A7 → Em7: 1%
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