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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.

GBlueSpanishEyes,Prettiesteyesinold D7Mexico,
TrueSpanishEyes,pleasesmileformeoncemorebeforeIGgo,
SoonI’llreturn,bringingyoualltheG7loveyourheartcanChold,
CmPlease,saysi,Gsi,sayD7youandyourSpanishEyeswillwaitforGme.
SayyouD7andyourSpanishEyeswillwaitforGme.
GBlueSpanishEyes,teardropsarefallingfromyourSpanishD7Eyes,
D7Please,Pleasedon’tcry,thisisjustadiosandnot Ggoodbye,
GSoonI’llreturn,bringingyoualltheG7loveyourheartcanChold,
CmPlease,saysi,Gsi,sayD7youandyourSpanishEyeswillwaitforGme.
GBlueSpanishEyes,Prettiesteyesinold D7Mexico,
TrueSpanishEyes,pleasesmileformeoncemorebeforeIGgo,
SoonI’llreturn,bringingyoualltheG7loveyourheartcanChold,
CmPlease,saysi,Gsi,sayD7youandyourSpanishEyeswillwaitforGme.
SayyouD7andyourSpanishEyeswillwaitforGme.
SayyouD7andyourSpanishEyeswillwaitforGme.
AlbumSingle
GenresPop
Year1968
KeyG
DifficultyIntermediate

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

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 9 times.

G to D7

2. G → G7 chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

G7 to C

4. C → Cm chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

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%