Frankie Vallie - Can’t Take My Eyes Off You Chords
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How to play Can't Take My Eyes Off You on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Frankie Vallie - Can't Take My Eyes Off You 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.
Can't Take My Eyes Off You uses these transitions most often: Dm → G7 (6), G7 → C (4), and C → Cmaj7 (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 C - Cmaj7 chord transition.
1. C → Cmaj7 chord transition
Switching from C to Cmaj7:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.
2. Cmaj7 → C7 chord transition
Here's how to move from Cmaj7 to C7:
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on G string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.
3. C7 → F chord transition
To move from C7 to F:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.
4. F → Fm chord transition
To move from F to Fm:
- While playing F, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Keep pinky on D string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.
5. Fm → C chord transition
To move from Fm to C:
- While playing Fm, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on D string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.
6. C → D chord transition
Switching from C to D:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.
7. D → Dm chord transition
Here's how to move from D to Dm:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.
8. Dm → C chord transition
Switching from Dm to C:
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.
9. Dm → G7 chord transition
Switching from Dm to G7:
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 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 6 times.
10. G7 → C chord transition
Switching from G7 to C:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.
11. C → Am chord transition
Switching from C to Am:
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse.
12. Am → Dm chord transition
Switching from Am to Dm:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse.
13. C → A7 chord transition
Switching from C to A7:
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.
14. A7 → Dm chord transition
Switching from A7 to Dm:
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.
15. G7 → Cmaj7 chord transition
Here's how to move from G7 to Cmaj7:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 1 to A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse.
16. Cmaj7 → Am7 chord transition
Switching from Cmaj7 to Am7:
- While playing Cmaj7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse.
17. Am7 → Dm chord transition
Switching from Am7 to Dm:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.
18. C → Am7 chord transition
To move from C to Am7:
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse.
Can't Take My Eyes Off You chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Can't Take My Eyes Off You.
- Can't Take My Eyes Off You includes 40 chord transitions, 18 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Can't Take My Eyes Off You contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Can't Take My Eyes Off You 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 → D: 11%
- C → Am: 10%
After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).- Dm → C: 18%
- Dm → G7: 6%