Perry Como - For Me And My Gal Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar Gm7 chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar A7 chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar F7 chord diagram
Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
Guitar C#7 | D♭7 chord diagram
[Opening]
The bells are [Gm7]ringing [C7]for me and my [F]gal
The birds are [Gm7]singing [C7]for me and my [F]gal.
Everybody’s been [A7]knowing
To a wedding they’re [Dm]going
And for weeks they’ve been [G7]sewing,
Every Susie and [C]Sal.
[verse 2]
They’re congre[C7]gating for me and my [F]gal.
The parson’s [C7]waiting for me and my [A7]gal.
[Closing]
And someday,
[F]We’re gonna build a little home for [F7]two
Or [Bb]three, or four, or [Db7]more,
In [C7]loveland
For me and my [F]gal
For [Bb]me and my [F]gal
How to play For Me And My Gal on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Perry Como - For Me And My Gal on guitar requires 10 chords and 14 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.
For Me And My Gal uses these transitions most often: C7 → F (4), Gm7 → C7 (2), and A7 → Dm (1). 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 Gm7 - C7 chord transition.
1. Gm7 → C7 chord transition
To move from Gm7 to C7;
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on B string fret 1.
- Place pinky on G string fret 3.
2. 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.
3. F → Gm7 chord transition
To move from F to Gm7;
- While playing F, first lift your index finger and pinky.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 3.
4. F → A7 chord transition
To move from F to A7;
- While playing F, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to B string fret 2.
5. A7 → Dm chord transition
To move 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.
6. Dm → G7 chord transition
To move 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.
7. 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.
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 → A7 chord transition
To move from C7 to A7;
- While playing C7, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
- 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.
10. F → F7 chord transition
To move from F to F7;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
11. F7 → Bb chord transition
To move from F7 to Bb;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
- Place pinky on B string fret 3.
12. Bb → Db7 chord transition
To move from Bb to Db7;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 2.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 3 to A string fret 4.
- Lift your pinky from B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 4.
13. Db7 → C7 chord transition
To move from Db7 to C7;
- Slide your index finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger on D string from fret 3 to fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 4 to fret 3.
- Slide your pinky on G string from fret 4 to fret 3.
14. F → Bb chord transition
To move from F to Bb;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
- Slide your pinky from D string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
For Me And My Gal chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in For Me And My Gal.
- For Me And My Gal includes 21 chord transitions, 14 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- For Me And My Gal contains 2 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how For Me And My Gal connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
- F → Bb: 5%
- F → C7: 1%
After C7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (62%), C (4%), and Gm (4%).- C7 → F: 62%
- C7 → A7: 1%