George Formby - Fanlight Fanny Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
[Opening]
[Am]Up the [Dm]west end, [Am]that’s the [Dm]best end,
[Am] where the night clubs thrive
[G7]Down into a dive you [C]go. [E7]
[Am]There’s a [Dm]jazz queen, [Am]she’s a [Dm]has been,
[Am]has been Lord knows what
[G7]Every night she’s there on [C]show. [G#7] [G7] [C]
She [C7]dances underneath a magic [F]spell
She’s [D7]full of charm and beer and stout as [G7]well. [E7]
[verse 2]
She’s [Am]66 but looks sixteen, her friends don’t know her now her face is clean
[G7]Fanlight Fanny the frowsy [G#7]night [G7]club [C]queen. [E7]
[Am]See her glide around the floor, then glide around into the pub next door.
[G7]Fanlight Fanny the frowsy [G#7]night [G7]club [C]queen. [E7]
[verse 3]
She looks [Am]swell in the [G#7]lime, a [Am]queen all the [G#7] time,
You [Am]get your money’s [E7]worth.
[D7]By [G#7]day [A7]you’ll [D7]say “[G7]It’s her second time on earth”.
She [Am]waltzes in the west end shops, then waltzes out in between two cops.
[G7]Fanlight Fanny the frowsy [G#7]night [G7]club [C]queen. [E7]
[verse 4]
By [Am]tecs she’s followed and when she’s collared the judge she always cheats,
[G7]Twice a month two weeks she’ll [C]do. [E7]
She’s [Am]often boasted she’s been toasted, toasted by her friends.
She [G7]ought to be cremated [C]too. [G#7] [G7] [C]
You [C7]can’t tell if she’s brunette or a [F]blonde,
She’s [D7]like something you drag out of a [G7]pond. [E7]
[Am]She’s a peach but understand, She’s called a peach because she’s always canned.
[G7]Fanlight Fanny the frowsy [G#7]night [G7]club [C]queen. [G#7] [G7] [C]
[verse 5]
[Am]When she’s dressed she’s like May West, She wears two saucepan lids upon her chest.
[G7]Fanlight Fanny the frowsy [G#7]night [G7]club [C]queen. [E7]
[verse 6]
She looks [Am]well in the [G#7]lime, a [Am]queen all the [G#7] time,
You [Am]get your money’s [E7]worth.
[D7]By [G#7]day [A7]you’ll [D7]say “[G7]It’s her second time on earth”.
[Closing]
[Am]Every morning at the break of day, they call for the empties and they cart away
[G7]Fanlight Fanny the frowsy [G#7]night [G7]club [C]queen. [E7]
How to play Fanlight Fanny on Guitar (Step-by-step)
George Formby - Fanlight Fanny on guitar requires 10 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.
Fanlight Fanny uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (13), Am → G7 (10), and G#7 → G7 (9). 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
To move 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.
2. Am → G7 chord transition
To move from Am to G7;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
3. G7 → C chord transition
To move 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.
4. C → E7 chord transition
To move from C to E7;
- 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 G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
5. E7 → Am chord transition
To move from E7 to Am;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on G string fret 2.
6. C → G#7 chord transition
To move from C to G#7;
- 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 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
7. G#7 → G7 chord transition
To move from G#7 to G7;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 1.
8. C → C7 chord transition
To move from C to C7;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on G string fret 3.
9. 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.
10. F → D7 chord transition
To move from F to D7;
- While playing F, 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 middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
11. D7 → G7 chord transition
To move from D7 to G7;
- Lift your index finger from B 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.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.
12. G7 → E7 chord transition
To move from G7 to E7;
- While playing G7, lift your ring finger from E string fret 1.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
13. Am → G#7 chord transition
To move from Am to G#7;
- While playing Am, lift your ring finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
14. E7 → D7 chord transition
To move from E7 to D7;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
15. D7 → G#7 chord transition
To move from D7 to G#7;
- While playing D7, lift your ring finger from E string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
16. G#7 → A7 chord transition
To move from G#7 to A7;
- Slide your index finger on D string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to B string fret 2.
17. A7 → D7 chord transition
To move from A7 to D7;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
18. C → Am chord transition
To move 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.
Fanlight Fanny chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Fanlight Fanny.
- Fanlight Fanny includes 97 chord transitions, 18 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Fanlight Fanny contains 3 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Fanlight Fanny connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).
- G7 → C: 69%
- G7 → Am: 3%
After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).- Am → Dm: 7%
- Am → E7: 1%