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Hot Freaks - Baby Boy Chords

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ChordsE, C#m, F#m, B, G#m, G, D, A
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

ENowyourfaceisC#mhardto F#mrecognize
Eventhoughyou’reBonly G#mtwenty-five
WelivedC#m100F#mlives Bbefore
EAndthere’saC#msadnessinyourF#meyes
YouBseemlikeanyG#mguy
AndIcanC#mbethatanyF#mtimeB
EAllIwantisC#manotherchanceto
F#mBeadventurousBalldaywithyou
EComebackhometome
C#mBemybabyboyF#m(mybabyBboy)
EYearsbefore,youwereC#myoungandclever
F#mToldmealwayswe’dBbetogether
G#mWasitjustaGdream,mybabyF#mboy?B
EThenyouusedtoC#malwaysdresssoF#mnice
UsedtoBwearthosestupidG#mties
WeallC#mthoughtyouwereF#mtryingtooBhardE
AndtheC#mgirlsallthoughtyouwereF#mcute
BButyouneverletthemgetG#mwithyou
Yousaid“IC#mbelieveinthemajestyofF#mtruelove!”B
EAllIwantisC#manotherchanceto
F#mBeadventurousBalldaywithyou
EComebackhometome
C#mBemybabyboyF#m(mybabyBboy)
EYearsbefore,youwereC#myoungandclever
F#mToldmealwayswe’dBbetogether
G#mWasitjustaGdream,mybabyF#mboy?B
You’reC#mscared,butDdon’tbeB
You’reAgonnabetheperfectdad DsomedayG
ENowIknowwe’llC#mnevermeetF#magain
BAtleastnotF#mmeetasG#mfriends
It’llC#mbejust“HowyouF#mbeen?”
ShakeBhandsorsomething
EDoesitC#mhavetobelikeF#mthat?
ThenBI’mnotF#mlookingG#mback
Goon,goonGyeah
F#mYou’resomeoneelse’sBbabyboy
EBoy,babyC#mboy,babyF#mboy,babyBboy.
BabyEboy,babyC#mboy,babyF#mboy,babyBboy.
EYearsbefore,youwereC#myoungandclever
F#mYousaidalwayswe’dBbetogether
G#mWasitjustaGdream
F#mWasitjustaBdream,mybabyEboy?
C#mF#mBEC#mF#mB
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ArtistHot Freaks
AlbumHot Freaks
GenresPop
Year2013
KeyE
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Baby Boy on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Hot Freaks - Baby Boy on guitar requires 8 chords and 16 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.

Baby Boy uses these transitions most often: F#m → B (26), C#m → F#m (22), and E → C#m (17). 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 E - C#m chord transition.

1. E → C#m chord transition

Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram
Guitar C#m | D♭m chord diagram Fingering: x-4-2-1-2-xGuitar C#m | D♭m chord diagram

Switching from E to C#m:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 17 times.

E to C#m

2. C#m → F#m chord transition

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

Here's how to move from C#m to F#m:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 22 times.

C#m to F#m

3. F#m → B chord transition

Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-4-4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram
Guitar B chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar B chord diagram

Switching from F#m to B:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 26 times.

F#m to B

4. B → G#m chord transition

Guitar B chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar B chord diagram
Guitar G#m | A♭m chord diagram Fingering: 4-6-6-4-4-4 Barre at fret 4. Base fret 4.Guitar G#m | A♭m chord diagram

Here's how to move from B to G#m:

  1. While playing B, lift your middle finger from D string fret 4.
  2. Slide your index finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 4 to A string fret 6.
  4. Lift your pinky from B string fret 4 and place it on D string fret 6.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

B to G#m

5. G#m → C#m chord transition

Switching from G#m to C#m:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 1.
  2. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 6 to B string fret 2.
  3. Lift your pinky from D string fret 6 and place it on A string fret 4.
  4. Place middle finger on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

6. B → E chord transition

Here's how to move from B to E:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 15 times.

7. G#m → G chord transition

Switching from G#m to G:

  1. While playing G#m, lift your pinky from D string fret 6.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 6 to E string fret 3.
  4. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

8. G → F#m chord transition

To move from G to F#m:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

9. B → C#m chord transition

Switching from B to C#m:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

10. C#m → D chord transition

To move from C#m to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

11. D → B chord transition

Switching from D to B:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

12. B → A chord transition

Switching from B to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

13. A → D chord transition

To move from A to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

14. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

15. G → E chord transition

Switching from G to E:

  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 A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

16. F#m → G#m chord transition

Switching from F#m to G#m:

  1. Slide your index finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  2. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 4 to fret 6.
  3. Slide your pinky on D string from fret 4 to fret 6.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

Baby Boy chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Baby Boy.

  • Baby Boy includes 111 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Baby Boy contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Baby Boy connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F#m, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (21%), A (18%), and E (14%).
    • F#m → B: 7%
    • F#m → G#m: 1%
    After B, the most likely next chords across Chordier are E (21%), Em (16%), and A (16%).
    • B → E: 21%
    • B → A: 16%
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