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Nirvana - About A Girl Chords

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ChordsEm, G, C#, G#, F#, E, A, C
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

EmGEmGEmGEmG
EmIGneedanEmeasyGfriend
EmIdoGwithaEmeartoGlend
EmIdoGthinkyouEmfitthisGshoe
EmIdoGwantyoutohaveEmaclueG
C#TakeG#advantageF#while
C#YouG#hangmeouttodryF#
ButEmIcan’tEseeyouAeveryCnight
EmFree,GIEmdo.GEmGEmG
EmI’mGstandinginEmyourGlane
EmIdoGhopeyouEmhavethetimeG
EmIdoGpickaEmnumberGtoo
EmIdoGkeepaEmdatewithGyou
C#TakeG#advantageF#while
C#YouG#hangmeouttoF#dry
ButEmIcan’tEseeyouAeveryCnight
EmFree,GIEmdo.GEmGEmG
C#G#F#C#G#F#EAC
EmGEmGEmGEmG
EmIGneedanEmeasyGfriend
EmIdoGwithaEmhandtoGlend
EmIdoGthinkyouEmfitthisGshoe
EmIdoGwantyoutoEmhaveaclueG
C#TakeG#advantageF#while
C#YouG#hangmeouttodryF#
ButEmIcan’tEseeyouAeveryCnight
ButEmIcan’tEseeyouAeveryCnight
EmFreeGEmG
EmIGdoEmIGdoEmGEmG
EmIGdoEmIGdo
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ArtistNirvana
AlbumBleach
GenresAlternative, Indie, Rock
Year1989
KeyEm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play About A Girl on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Nirvana - About A Girl on guitar requires 8 chords and 11 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.

About A Girl uses these transitions most often: Em → G (49), G → Em (44), and C# → G# (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 Em - G chord transition.

1. Em → G chord transition

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

To move from Em to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 49 times.

Em to G

2. G → C# chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-4-3-1-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram

Here's how to move from G to C#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

G to C#

3. C# → G# chord transition

Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-4-3-1-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram
Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-1-1-1-x Barre at fret 1.Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram

Here's how to move from C# to G#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.

C# to G#

4. G# → F# chord transition

Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-1-1-1-x Barre at fret 1.Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram
Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram

Here's how to move from G# to F#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.

G# to F#

5. F# → C# chord transition

Switching from F# to C#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

6. F# → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from F# to Em:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

7. Em → E chord transition

Switching from Em to E:

  1. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
  2. Keep ring finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on G string fret 1.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

8. E → A chord transition

To move from E to A:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

9. A → C chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

10. C → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Em:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

11. F# → E chord transition

To move from F# to E:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

About A Girl chord transition analysis

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

  • About A Girl includes 140 chord transitions, 11 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • About A Girl contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how About A Girl connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → G: 18%
    • Em → E: 0%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → Em: 9%
    • G → C#: 0%
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