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Patti Austin - Baby Come To Me Chords

ChordsAm, D7, D, G, F, Bb, G#, G7, Cm, Fm, Bb7, Gm, Eb, Dm7, C, Bbm7, Bbm, Fm7, C#
Strumming↓-↓↓↑

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  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-1-1-1-x Barre at fret 1.Guitar G# | A♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Cm chord diagram Fingering: x-3-1-0-1-3Guitar Cm chord diagram
  • Guitar Fm chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-1-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Fm 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
  • Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram
  • Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar A#m7 | B♭m7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-3-3-2-4Guitar A#m7 | B♭m7 chord diagram
  • Guitar A#m | B♭m chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A#m | B♭m chord diagram
  • Guitar Fm7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-x-1-1-1-x Barre at fret 1.Guitar Fm7 chord diagram
  • Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-4-3-1-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar C# | D♭ chord diagram


[Am] [D7] [Am] [D]
[Am]Thinking back in [D]time
When love was [Am]only in my [D]mind
I rea[G]lize [F] [G]
[Am]Aingt no second [D]chance
You’ve got to [Am]hold on to [D]romance
Don’t let it [G]slide [F] [G]


There’s a [Bb]special kind of magic in the [Am]air
When you [G#]find another heart that needs to [G7]share


Baby, [Cm]come to me
Let me [Fm]put my arms a[Bb7]round you
This was [Gm]meant to be
And I’m, [Eb]oh so glad, I [G7]found you


Need you [Cm]evert day
Gotta [Fm]have your love a[Bb7]round me
Baby, [Gm]always stay
‘Cause I [Dm7]can’t go back to [G7]living without [Cm]you [Eb]


[Am]Spending evert [D]dime
To keep you [Am]talking on the [D]line
That’s how it [G]was [F] [G]
And [Am]all those walks to[D]gether
Out in [Am]any kind of [D]weather
Just be[G]cause [F] [G]


There’s a [Bb]brand new way
Of looking at your [Am]life
When you [G#]know that [G]love
Is standing by your [G7]side


Baby, [Cm]come to me
Let me [Fm]put my arms a[Bb7]round you
This was [Gm]meant to be
And I’m, [Eb]oh so glad, I [G7]found you


Need you [Cm]evert day
Gotta [Fm]have your love a[Bb7]round me
Baby, [Gm]always stay
‘Cause I [Dm7]can’t go back to [G7]living without [Cm]you [C]


The [G#]nights can be [Cm]cold
There’s a [Bbm7]chill to evert evening
When you’re [Eb]all alone


[Bbm]Don’t talk any[Fm7]more
‘Cause you [C#]know that I’ll be here
To keep you [G7]warm
(Oh, darling keep me [G7]warm)


Baby, [Cm]come to me
Let me [Fm]put my arms a[Bb7]round you
This was [Gm]meant to be
And I’m, [Eb]oh so glad, [G7]I found you


Need you [Cm]evert day
Gotta [Fm]have your love a[Bb7]round me
Baby, [Gm]always stay
‘Cause I [Dm7]can’t go back to [G7]living without [Cm]you [C]

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AlbumEvery Home Should Have One
GenresJazz, Pop
Year1981
KeyAm

How to play Baby Come To Me on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Patti Austin - Baby Come To Me on guitar requires 19 chords and 30 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 Come To Me uses these transitions most often: Am → D (9), G7 → Cm (9), and Bb7 → Gm (6). 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 - D7 chord transition.

1. Am → D7 chord transition

To move from Am to D7;

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
Am to D7

2. Am → D chord transition

To move from Am 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 G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
Am to D

3. 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.
D to G

4. G → F chord transition

To move from G to F;

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

5. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am;

  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 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

6. G → Bb chord transition

To move from G to Bb;

  1. Slide your index finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D 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 3.

7. Bb → Am chord transition

To move from Bb to Am;

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

8. Am → G# chord transition

To move from Am to G#;

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

9. G# → G7 chord transition

To move from G# to G7;

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

10. G7 → Cm chord transition

To move from G7 to Cm;

  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 1.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

11. Cm → Fm chord transition

To move from Cm to Fm;

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

12. Fm → Bb7 chord transition

To move from Fm to Bb7;

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

13. Bb7 → Gm chord transition

To move from Bb7 to Gm;

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

14. Gm → Eb chord transition

To move from Gm to Eb;

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

15. Eb → G7 chord transition

To move from Eb to G7;

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

16. Gm → Dm7 chord transition

To move from Gm to Dm7;

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

17. Dm7 → G7 chord transition

To move from Dm7 to G7;

  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. Place ring finger on E string fret 1.

18. Cm → Eb chord transition

To move from Cm to Eb;

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

19. Eb → Am chord transition

To move from Eb to Am;

  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. Slide your ring finger on G string from fret 3 to fret 2.

20. G# → G chord transition

To move from G# to G;

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

21. 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.

22. Cm → C chord transition

To move from Cm to C;

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

23. C → G# chord transition

To move from C to G#;

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

24. G# → Cm chord transition

To move from G# to Cm;

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

25. Cm → Bbm7 chord transition

To move from Cm to Bbm7;

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

26. Bbm7 → Eb chord transition

To move from Bbm7 to Eb;

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

27. Eb → Bbm chord transition

To move from Eb to Bbm;

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

28. Bbm → Fm7 chord transition

To move from Bbm to Fm7;

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

29. Fm7 → C# chord transition

To move from Fm7 to C#;

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

30. C# → G7 chord transition

To move from C# to G7;

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

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Baby Come To Me.

  • Baby Come To Me includes 90 chord transitions, 30 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Baby Come To Me contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Baby Come To Me connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → D: 7%
    • Am → D7: 2%
    After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).
    • G7 → Cm: 0%