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George Formby - Frigid Air Fanny Chords

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ChordsC, Dm, D7, Am, D, G, G7, F, C7, G#7, Dm7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

CAforeigndametoEnglandcame,forDmmonthsshe’dbeenafloat
D7TravellingDfirstCclass,D7that’stheworstclass,
GonaD7cattleG7boatDmF
CSeeherwithaFgayragCwrappedaroundherFhaybag,
CwagglingherC7tambourine
G7That’sCFrigidAirD7Fanny
fromtheG#7ArgentineAmDm7
CAtthe Fcabaretshow, CrottenapplesFtheythrow,
Cshouting“KeeptheC7partyFclean”
G7That’sCFrigidAirD7Fanny
fromtheG#7ArgentineAmDm7
NowC7don’ttellhershe’sfrozenmutton,
FforC7ifFyouFdo
D7Soonyou’llgetthefrozenmitt
andthecoldshoulderG7tooDmF
CYoucan Frecogniseher,there’sCnothingto Fdisguiseher,
CExcptabitofC7crepedeFchine
G7That’sCFrigidAirD7Fanny
fromtheG#7ArgentineAmDm7
NowCsinceachild,outinthewild,
that’sDmwheresheusedtodwell,
D7InAmtheD7landCwhereD7beefgetscannedthere,
GshegetsD7cannedasG7wellDmF
CSittingonanFicebox,CmeltingalltheFiceblocks,
CShe’sthehottestC7thingyou’veFseen
G7That’sCFrigidAirD7Fanny
fromtheG#7ArgentineAmDm7
CWhenshedoestheFRumba,CPolicementakeherFnumber
AndCfiremendashC7ontheFscene
G7ToCFrigidAirD7FannyfromtheG#7ArgentineAmDm7
NowC7don’ttellhershe’sfrozenmutton,FforC7ifFyouFdo
D7Soonyou’llgetthefrozenmittandthecoldshoulderG7tooDmF
HerCteetharenotaFgrandset,sheCboughtasecondFhandset,
CAndstuck’EmC7inwith Fsecotine
G7That’sCFrigidAirD7FannyfromtheG#7ArgentineAmDm7
NowC7don’ttellhershe’sfrozenmutton,FforC7ifFyouFdo
D7Soonyou’llgetthefrozenmittandthecoldshoulderG7tooDmF
CPeoplecallherFtwo-faced,CtyingupherFshoelace
YoucanseetheC7facetheyFmean
G7OnCFrigidAirD7FannyfromtheG#7ArgentineAmDm7
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ArtistGeorge Formby
AlbumSingle
GenresFolk, Pop
Year1938
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Frigid Air Fanny on Guitar (Step-by-step)

George Formby - Frigid Air Fanny on guitar requires 11 chords and 22 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.

Frigid Air Fanny uses these transitions most often: F → C (19), C → F (14), and G7 → C (14). 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 - Dm chord transition.

1. C → Dm chord transition

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

Here's how to move from C 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 A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

C to Dm

2. Dm → D7 chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from Dm to D7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

Dm to D7

3. D7 → Am chord transition

Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

Here's how to move from D7 to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

D7 to Am

4. Am → D chord transition

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

To move from Am to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

Am to D

5. D → C chord transition

Switching from D to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

6. C → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from C to D7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

7. D7 → G chord transition

To move from D7 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 G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

8. D7 → G7 chord transition

Here's how to move from D7 to G7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

9. G7 → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to Dm:

  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 1 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

10. Dm → F chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

11. 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 19 times.

12. C → C7 chord transition

Switching from C to C7:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

13. C7 → F chord transition

Switching from C7 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. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 13 times.

14. F → G7 chord transition

Here's how to move from F to G7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

15. G7 → C chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to C:

  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 1 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 14 times.

16. D7 → G#7 chord transition

Here's how to move from D7 to G#7:

  1. While playing D7, lift your ring finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

17. G#7 → G7 chord transition

Switching from G#7 to G7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

18. C → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

19. Am → Dm7 chord transition

Switching from Am to Dm7:

  1. While playing Am, lift your ring finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

20. Dm7 → C chord transition

Switching from Dm7 to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

21. Dm7 → C7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm7 to C7:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

22. F → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from F to D7:

  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. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

Frigid Air Fanny chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Frigid Air Fanny.

  • Frigid Air Fanny includes 152 chord transitions, 22 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Frigid Air Fanny contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Frigid Air Fanny 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 → F: 16%
    • C → Am: 10%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → G7: 3%
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