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Julie Andrews - Getting To Know You Chords

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ChordsC, Cmaj7, Dm7, G7, Fmaj7, F, Am7, D7, C7, G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

GettingtoCknowCmaj7you,
CGettingtoknowCmaj7all Dm7aboutG7you.Dm7G7
GettingtoDm7likeG7you,
Dm7GettingtohopeG7youlikeCme.CCmaj7
GettingtoCknowCmaj7you,
CPuttingitmyCmaj7way,ButFmaj7nicely,F
Youare Am7precisely,
D7MycupofDm7tea.G7
GettingtoCknowCmaj7you,
CGettingtofeelCmaj7freeandDm7easyDm7G7
WhenIamDm7withG7you,
Dm7GettingtoknowG7whattoCsayCmaj7C7
Haven’tyouFmaj7noticed
Dm7SuddenlyI’mG7brightandCmaj7breezy?F
BecauseofCalltheDm7beautifulandG7new
CThingsI’mAm7learning D7aboutAm7youD7
Dm7DayG7byCday.Dm7G
GettingtoCknowCmaj7you,
CGettingtoknowCmaj7all Dm7aboutG7you.Dm7G7
GettingtoDm7likeG7you,
Dm7GettingtohopeG7youlikeCme.CCmaj7
GettingtoCknowCmaj7you,
CPuttingitmyCmaj7way,ButFmaj7nicely,F
Youare Am7precisely,
D7MycupofDm7tea.G7
GettingtoCknowCmaj7you,
CGettingtofeelCmaj7freeandDm7easyDm7G7
WhenIamDm7withG7you,
Dm7GettingtoknowG7whattoCsayCmaj7C7
Haven’tyouFmaj7noticed
Dm7SuddenlyI’mG7brightandCmaj7breezy?F
BecauseofCalltheDm7beautifulandG7new
CThingsI’mAm7learning D7aboutAm7youD7
Dm7DayG7byCday.
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ArtistJulie Andrews
AlbumThe King and I
GenresMusical
Year1992
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Getting To Know You on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Julie Andrews - Getting To Know You on guitar requires 10 chords and 19 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.

Getting To Know You uses these transitions most often: Dm7 → G7 (24), C → Cmaj7 (18), and G7 → Dm7 (12). 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 - Cmaj7 chord transition.

1. C → Cmaj7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-3-2-0-0-0Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram

Switching from C to Cmaj7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 18 times.

C to Cmaj7

2. Cmaj7 → Dm7 chord transition

Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-3-2-0-0-0Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram
Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from Cmaj7 to Dm7:

  1. While playing Cmaj7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

Cmaj7 to Dm7

3. Dm7 → G7 chord transition

Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

To move from Dm7 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. Place ring finger on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 24 times.

Dm7 to G7

4. G7 → C chord transition

Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

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 10 times.

G7 to C

5. Cmaj7 → Fmaj7 chord transition

To move from Cmaj7 to Fmaj7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

6. Fmaj7 → F chord transition

To move from Fmaj7 to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from B 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 D string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

7. F → Am7 chord transition

Switching from F to Am7:

  1. While playing F, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

8. Am7 → D7 chord transition

To move from Am7 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. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

9. D7 → Dm7 chord transition

To move from D7 to Dm7:

  1. While playing D7, lift your ring finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

10. Cmaj7 → C7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Cmaj7 to C7:

  1. Lift your index finger from D 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. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

11. C7 → Fmaj7 chord transition

To move from C7 to Fmaj7:

  1. While playing C7, lift your pinky from G string fret 3.
  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.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

12. F → Dm7 chord transition

Switching from F to Dm7:

  1. While playing F, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

13. G7 → Cmaj7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to Cmaj7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

14. 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 chorus, played 2 times.

15. 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 chorus, played 2 times.

16. C → Dm7 chord transition

Switching from C to Dm7:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  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 chorus, played 3 times.

17. C → Am7 chord transition

Switching from C to Am7:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

18. Dm7 → G chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm7 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. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus.

19. G → C chord transition

Switching from G 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 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

Getting To Know You chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Getting To Know You.

  • Getting To Know You includes 119 chord transitions, 19 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Getting To Know You contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Getting To Know You connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Dm7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G7 (46%), G (13%), and C (11%).
    • Dm7 → G7: 46%
    • Dm7 → G: 13%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → Am7: 0%
    • C → Cmaj7: 0%
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