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Bing Crosby - Brother Can You Spare A Dime Chords

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ChordsAm, Dm, E, E7, A7, D, G7, C, F7, Gm6, D7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram
  • Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram
  • Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D 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 F7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-1-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Gm6 chord diagram Fingering: 3-x-2-3-3-3 Barre at fret 3.Guitar Gm6 chord diagram
  • Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram

[Opening]
[Am]They used to tell me I was [Dm]building a [E]dream [E7]
[Am]And so I followed the [Dm]mob.
[Am]When there was earth to plow or [Dm]guns to bear,
I was [E]always there, right on the job. [E7]

[verse 2]
[Am]They used to tell me I was [Dm]building a [E]dream [E7]
[Am]With peace and glory a[Dm]head
Why should [Am]I be [Am]standing in [E7]line,
[Am]just waiting for [E]bread? [E7]

[verse 3]
[Am]Once I built a railroad, [E7]made it [A7]run,
[D]Made it [G7]race against [C]time; [E7]
[Dm]Once I build a [E7]railroad [Am]now it’s [F7]done.
[Dm]Brother, can you [E7]spare a [Am]dime?

[verse 4]
[Am]Once I built a tower [E7]up to the [A7]sun,
[D]Brick and [G7]rivet and [C]lime; [E7]
[Dm]Once I build a [E7]tower [Am]now it’s [F7]done.
[Dm]Brother, can you [E7]spare a [Am]dime?

[verse 5]
[A7]Once, in khaki suits, gee, we looked swell,
Full of that Yankee Doodle de[Gm6]dum; [A7]
[D7]Half a million boots went slogging through Hell
[Am]I was the kid with the [F7]drum. [E7]

[Closing]
[Am]Say, don’t you remember, they [E7]called me [A7]Al?
[D]It was Al [G7]all the [C]time. [E7]
[Dm]Say, don’t you re[E7]member? [Am]I’m your [F7]pal.
[Dm]Brother can you [E7]spare a [Am]dime?

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ArtistBing Crosby
AlbumSongs from the Last Century
GenresPop
Year1999
KeyAm

How to play Brother Can You Spare A Dime on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Bing Crosby - Brother Can You Spare A Dime on guitar requires 11 chords and 18 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.

Brother Can You Spare A Dime uses these transitions most often: E7 → Am (12), Dm → E7 (6), and Am → Dm (5). 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 - Dm chord transition.

1. Am → Dm chord transition

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

To move from Am to Dm;

  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. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
Am to Dm

2. Dm → E chord transition

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

To move from Dm to E;

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

3. E → E7 chord transition

Guitar E chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-1-0-0Guitar E chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

To move from E to E7;

  1. While playing E, lift your ring finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on G string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
E to E7

4. E7 → Am chord transition

Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from E7 to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 2.
E7 to Am

5. Am → E chord transition

To move from Am to E;

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

6. E7 → A7 chord transition

To move from E7 to A7;

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

7. A7 → D chord transition

To move from A7 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 B string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 3.

8. D → G7 chord transition

To move from D to G7;

  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 1.

9. 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.

10. C → E7 chord transition

To move from C to E7;

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

11. E7 → Dm chord transition

To move from E7 to Dm;

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

12. Am → F7 chord transition

To move from Am to F7;

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

13. F7 → Dm chord transition

To move from F7 to Dm;

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

14. Am → A7 chord transition

To move from Am to A7;

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

15. A7 → Gm6 chord transition

To move from A7 to Gm6;

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

16. A7 → D7 chord transition

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.

17. D7 → Am chord transition

To move from D7 to Am;

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

18. F7 → E7 chord transition

To move from F7 to E7;

  1. While playing F7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

Brother Can You Spare A Dime chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Brother Can You Spare A Dime.

  • Brother Can You Spare A Dime includes 68 chord transitions, 18 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Brother Can You Spare A Dime contains 2 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Brother Can You Spare A Dime 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 → Dm: 8%
    • Am → E: 1%
    After E7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are A (31%), Am (28%), and A7 (7%).
    • E7 → Am: 28%
    • E7 → A7: 7%
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