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Lady Gaga - Donatella Chords

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ChordsAm, C, G, F, Dm, A,
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 C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar A, chord diagramGuitar A, chord diagram

[Opening]
[Am]I wanna dress you up in [C]silk, [G]Taffeta
[Am]Tailor these clothes to fit your [C]guilt, [G]what’s your size?
[Am]This purse can hold my black card [C]and [G]tiara
[Am]Versace promises I [C]will, Dolce [G]Vita

[chorus]
[F]What do you [C]wanna wear this [Am]spring?
What do you [Dm]think is the new [F]thing?
What do you [G]wanna wear this [Am]season?

[chorus]
Donatel[Am]la. Mi-Mi-Bella (I’m a rich bitch, I’m the upper class)
All of the day (I’m the pearl to your oyster, I’m a babe)
I’m gonna [Am]smoke Marlboro Lights and drink Champagne
(I smoke Marlboro Reds and drink Champagne). [F]Donatella.

[chorus]
‘Cause she walks so [G]bad, like it feels so [Am]good
Listen to her [Dm]radiate her [F]magic
Even though she [G]knows she’s misunder[Am]stood
Voodoo, Voodoo, Voo-[G]Don-Na-Na

[verse 2]
[Am]Walk down the runway, but don’t [C]puke, I[G]t’s okay
[Am]You just had a salad to[C]day, Bou[G]langerie
[Am]Just ask your gay friends their ad[C]vice, [G]before you
[Am]Get a spray tan on Holi[C]day, [G]in Taipei

[chorus]
[F]What do you [C]wanna wear this [Am]spring?
What do you [Dm]think is the new [F]thing?
What do you [G]wanna wear this [A,]season?

[chorus]
Donatel[Am]la. Mi-Mi-Bella (I’m a rich bitch, I’m the upper class)
All of the day (I’m the pearl to your oyster, I’m a babe)
I’m gonna [Am]smoke Marlboro Lights and drink Champagne
(I smoke Marlboro Reds and drink Champagne). [F]Donatella.

[chorus]
‘Cause she walks so [G]bad, like it feels so [Am]good
Listen to her [Dm]radiate her [F]magic
Even though she [G]knows she’s misunder[Am]stood
Voodoo, Voodoo, Voo-[G]Don-Na-Na

[Closing]
[Am]Check it out, take it in who’s that bitch, she’s so thin (Ooh nah nah nah)
[Am]She’s so rich, and so blonde. She so fab, it’s beyond

[chorus]
[F]What do you [C]wanna wear this [Am]spring?
What do you [Dm]think is the new [F]thing?
What do you [G]wanna wear this [A,]season?

[chorus]
Donatel[Am]la. Mi-Mi-Bella (I’m a rich bitch, I’m the upper class)
All of the day (I’m the pearl to your oyster, I’m a babe)
I’m gonna [Am]smoke Marlboro Lights and drink Champagne
(I smoke Marlboro Reds and drink Champagne). [F]Donatella.

[chorus]
‘Cause she walks so bad, like it feels so good
‘Cause she walks so [G]bad, like it feels so [Am]good
Listen to her [Dm]radiate her [F]magic
Even though she [G]knows she’s misunder[Am]stood
Voodoo, Voodoo, Voo-[G]Don-Na-Na

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ArtistLady Gaga
AlbumArtpop
GenresPop
Year2013
KeyAm

How to play Donatella on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Lady Gaga - Donatella on guitar requires 6 chords and 10 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.

Donatella uses these transitions most often: G → Am (15), F → G (9), and Am → C (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 Am - C chord transition.

1. Am → C chord transition

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

To move from Am to C;

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

2. C → G chord transition

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

To move from C to G;

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

3. G → Am chord transition

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

To move from G to Am;

  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 G string fret 2.
G to Am

4. G → F chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from G to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from A 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 E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
G to F

5. F → C chord transition

To move from F to C;

  1. While playing F, 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. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

6. Am → Dm chord transition

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.

7. Dm → F chord transition

To move from Dm to F;

  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 B string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

8. Am → F chord transition

To move from Am 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. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

9. G → A, chord transition

To move from G to A,;

  1. While playing G, first lift your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger.

10. A, → Am chord transition

To move from A, to Am;

  1. Place index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Place middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 2.

Donatella chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Donatella.

  • Donatella includes 71 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Donatella contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Donatella 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 → F: 26%
    • Am → G: 21%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → Am: 13%
    • G → F: 9%
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