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Frank Loesser - Baby It’s Cold Outside Chords

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ChordsC, Am, Dm7, Dm, Cmaj7, G7, Gm7, C7, F, F7, B7, G, Fm, Bb7, A7, D7
Strumming↓-↓↑

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

CAmDm7Dm
CIreallycan’tCmaj7stay
Cmaj7Butbabyit’sCcold Cmaj7out-side,
I’veDmgottogo G7a-way
G7Butbabyit’sDmcold G7out-side,
TheCeveninghasCmaj7been
Cmaj7BeenhopingthatCyou’ddropin,
SoveryGm7nice
Gm7.I’llholdyourC7hands,they’rejustlikeice,
MyFmotherwillstartworry
C7Beautifulwhat’syourFhurry?,
AndF7fatherwillbepacingthefloor
F7ListentothefireplaceCroar,
SoCreallyI’dbetterscurry
CBeautifulpleasedon’tB7hurry,
ButDmmaybejustahalfadrinkB7more
B7PutsomerecordsonGwhileICpour,
TheCneighborsmightCmaj7think
Cmaj7Babyit’sCbadoutCmaj7there,
Say,Dmwhat’sinthisG7drink?
G7NocabstobeDmhadoutG7there,
ICwishIknewCmaj7how
Cmaj7YoureyesarelikeCstarlightnow,
TobreaktheGm7spell
Gm7I’lltakeyourhat,yourC7hairlooksswell,
IFoughttosay,“No,no,nosir”
FMindifImoveincloser?,
AtFmleastI’mgonnasaythatIG7tried
G7What’sthesenseinhurtin’mypride?,
ICreallycan’tBb7stay
Bb7Babydon’tA7holdout,
Ah,butit’sD7coldG7out-side
ICsimplymustCmaj7go
Cmaj7Baby,it’sCcold Cmaj7out-side,
TheDmanswerisG7no
G7Oohdarling,it’sDmcoldG7outside,
CThisCmaj7welcomeChasbeen
CI’mluckythatyoudroppedin,
SoniceandGm7warm
Gm7LookouttheC7windowatthatstorm,
MyFsisterwillbesus-picious
FMan,yourlipslookdelicious,
MyFmbrotherwillbethereatthedoor
FmWavesuponatropicalshore
MyCmaidenaunt’smindisvicious
CGoshyourlipsaredelicious,
WellDmmaybejustahalfadrinkGmore
GNeversuchablizzardbefore,
I’veCgottogoCmaj7home
Cmaj7Oh,baby,you’llCfreezeoutCmaj7there,
Say,DmlendmeyourG7coat
G7It’suptoyourDmkneesoutG7there,
You’veCreallybeenCmaj7grand
Cmaj7IthrillwhenyouCtouchmyhand,
Butdon’tyouGm7see?
Gm7HowcanyouC7dothisthingtome?,
There’sFboundtobetalkto-morrow
FThinkofmylifelongsorrow,
AtFmleasttherewillbeplentyG7implied
G7Ifyoucaughtpneumoniaanddied,
ICreallycan’tBb7stay
Bb7GetoverthatA7holdout,
Ahh,butit’sD7coldG7out-side
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ArtistFrank Loesser
AlbumNeptune's Daughter Soundtrack
GenresChristmas, Pop
Year1949
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Baby It's Cold Outside on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Frank Loesser - Baby It's Cold Outside on guitar requires 16 chords and 25 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 It's Cold Outside uses these transitions most often: C → Cmaj7 (12), Cmaj7 → C (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 C - Am chord transition.

1. C → Am chord transition

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

Switching from C to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

C to Am

2. Am → Dm7 chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram

Switching from Am to Dm7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

Am to Dm7

3. Dm7 → Dm chord transition

Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

To move from Dm7 to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

Dm7 to Dm

4. Dm → C chord transition

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

Switching from Dm to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 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 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

Dm to C

5. C → Cmaj7 chord transition

To move from C to Cmaj7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 12 times.

6. Cmaj7 → Dm chord transition

Switching from Cmaj7 to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from D 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 A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

7. Dm → G7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm to G7:

  1. Lift your index finger from E 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. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

8. G7 → C chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

9. C → Gm7 chord transition

Switching from C to Gm7:

  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 E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

10. Gm7 → C7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Gm7 to C7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

11. C7 → F chord transition

To move from C7 to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

12. F → F7 chord transition

To move from F to F7:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

13. F7 → C chord transition

To move from F7 to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

14. C → B7 chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse.

15. B7 → Dm chord transition

To move from B7 to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

16. B7 → G chord transition

To move from B7 to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

17. G → C chord transition

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

18. F → Fm chord transition

To move from F to Fm:

  1. While playing F, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Keep pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

19. Fm → G7 chord transition

Switching from Fm to G7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

20. C → Bb7 chord transition

To move from C to Bb7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

21. Bb7 → A7 chord transition

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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

22. A7 → D7 chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

23. D7 → G7 chord transition

Here's how to move from D7 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. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

24. Fm → C chord transition

To move from Fm to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

25. Dm → G chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from E 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. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

Baby It's Cold Outside chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Baby It's Cold Outside.

  • Baby It's Cold Outside includes 86 chord transitions, 25 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Baby It's Cold Outside contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Baby It's Cold Outside 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 → Am: 10%
    • C → Dm: 5%
    After Cmaj7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (16%), and C7 (9%).
    • Cmaj7 → C: 26%
    • Cmaj7 → Dm: 6%
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