How to Play Doo Wah Diddy on Guitar?

Manfred Mann - Doo Wah Diddy can be played in the key of C using the C, F, C7, G7 chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Doo Wah Diddy with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Manfred Mann - Doo Wah Diddy Chords

Chord reference C, F, C7, G7

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[C] [F] [C] There she was just a walking down the street Singing [C]doo wah diddy diddy [F]dum diddy [C]doo [C]Snapping her fingers and [F]shuffling her [C]feet Singing [C]doo wah diddy diddy [F]dum diddy [C]doo

[C]She looked good (looked good) she looked fine (looked fine) [C]She looked good she looked fine and I nearly lost my mind

Be[C]fore I knew it she was [F]walking next to [C]me Singing [C]doo wah diddy diddy [F]dum diddy [C]doo [C]Holding my hand just as [F]natural as can [C]be Singing [C]doo wah diddy diddy [F]dum diddy [C]doo

[C]We walked on (walked on) to my door (my door) [C]We walked on to my door then we kissed a little more [C]Whoa [C7]whoa I [Am]knew we was falling in love [F]Yes I did and so I [G7]told her all the things I’d been dreaming of

Now [C]we’re together nearly [F]every single [C]day Singing [C]doo wah diddy diddy [F]dum diddy [C]doo Oh [C]we’re so happy and that’s [F]how we’re gonna [C]stay Singing [C]doo wah diddy diddy [F]dum diddy [C]doo

[C]I’m hers (I’m hers) she’s mine (she’s mine) [C]I’m hers she’s mine wedding bells are gonna chime [C]Whoa [C7]whoa I [Am]knew we was falling in love [F]Yes I did and so I [G7]told her all the things I’d been dreaming of

Now we’re together nearly every single day Singing [C]doo wah diddy diddy [F]dum diddy [C]doo Oh [C]we’re so happy and that’s [F]how we’re gonna [C]stay Singing [C]doo wah diddy diddy [F]dum diddy [C]doo

[C]I’m hers (I’m hers) she’s mine (she’s mine) [C]I’m hers she’s mine wedding bells are gonna chime [G7]whoa oh yeah [C]Doo wah diddy diddy [F]dum diddy [C]doo [C]Doo wah diddy diddy [F]dum diddy [C]doo [C]Doo wah diddy diddy [F]dum diddy [C]doo

Artist Manfred Mann

Album The Manfred Mann Album

Genres Rock

Year 1964

Key C

Manfred Mann - Doo Wah Diddy can be played in the key of C using the C, F, C7, G7 chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Doo Wah Diddy with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.