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Engelbert Humperdinck - Blue Spanish Eyes Chords

ChordsG, D7, G7, C, Cm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to A,D,E keys to play this song with easier chords.

  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram
  • Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Cm chord diagram Fingering: x-3-1-0-1-3Guitar Cm chord diagram


[G]Blue Spanish Eyes, Prettiest eyes in old Mexi[D7]co,
True Spanish Eyes, please smile for me once more before I [G]go,
Soon I’ll return, bringing you all the [G7]love your heart can [C]hold,
[Cm]Please, say si, [G]si, say [D7]you and your Spanish Eyes will wait for [G]me.
Say you [D7]and your Spanish Eyes will wait for [G]me.


[G]Blue Spanish Eyes, teardrops are falling from your Spanish [D7]Eyes,
[D7]Please, Please don’t cry, this is just adios and not good[G]bye,
[G]Soon I’ll return, bringing you all the [G7]love your heart can [C]hold,
[Cm]Please, say si, [G]si, say [D7]you and your Spanish Eyes will wait for [G]me.


[G]Blue Spanish Eyes, Prettiest eyes in old Mexi[D7]co,
True Spanish Eyes, please smile for me once more before I [G]go,
Soon I’ll return, bringing you all the [G7]love your heart can [C]hold,
[Cm]Please, say si, [G]si, say [D7]you and your Spanish Eyes will wait for [G]me.
Say you [D7]and your Spanish Eyes will wait for [G]me.


Say you [D7]and your Spanish Eyes will wait for [G]me.

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AlbumSingle
GenresPop
Year1968
KeyG

How to play Blue Spanish Eyes on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Engelbert Humperdinck - Blue Spanish Eyes on guitar requires 5 chords and 5 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.

Blue Spanish Eyes uses these transitions most often: D7 → G (9), G → D7 (9), and C → Cm (3). 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 G - D7 chord transition.

1. G → D7 chord transition

To move from G to D7;

  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 G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 2.
G to D7

2. 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.
G to G7

3. 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.
G7 to C

4. 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.
C to Cm

5. Cm → G chord transition

To move from Cm to G;

  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 3.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Blue Spanish Eyes.

  • Blue Spanish Eyes includes 30 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Blue Spanish Eyes contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Blue Spanish Eyes connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → G7: 2%
    • G → D7: 1%
    After D7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (51%), G7 (18%), and C (6%).
    • D7 → G: 51%