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Richard Clapton - Girls On The Avenue Chords

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ChordsC, Am, F, Em7, G, Cmaj7, Dm, Dm7, Am7, Em
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-3-2-0-0-0Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Am7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-1-0Guitar Am7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

[Opening]
[C] [Am] [C] [Am]
[C]Girls on the [Am]avenue [C]they’re trying to [Am]get you in
[F]Strolling by [Em7]with their rosebud [Am]smiles [Am]
[C]They’re all dressed [Am]up to kill [C]lean on the [Am]windowsill
[F]Looking your [Em7]way with eyes of [Am]fire [Am]
[F]But don’t you [G]slip [F]don’t you [G]slip in [F]love with the
[C]Girls on the [Em7]ave[Am]nue

[verse 2]
[Cmaj7]Friday [Cmaj7]night [Cmaj7]see the
[Cmaj7]Girls on the [Dm]a[F]venue
[Dm]like a [F]child at [Cmaj7]big store [Em7]windows
[Am]you feel con[C]fused,
so [F]many [C]girls on the [Dm7]a[G]venue

[verse 3]
[C] [Am]
[C]Girls on the a[Am]venue [C]know how to [Am]get you in
[F]Casting out [Em7]sighs like tricks from a [Am]hat [Am]
[C]All the [Am]Miss Lonely Hearts [C]ooh they look [Am]awful hard
[F]Then sometimes they [Em7]seem as fragile as [Am]glass [Am]
[F]But don’t you [G]slip [F]don’t you [G]slip in [C]love with the
[C]Girls on the [Em7]aven[Am]ue [Am]

[verse 4]
[Cmaj7]Friday [Cmaj7]night [Cmaj7]see the [Cmaj7]girls on the [Dm]ave[F]nue
[Dm]like a [F]child at [Cmaj7]big store [Em7]windows
[Am]you feel con[C]fused so [F]many [C]girls on the [Dm7]ave[G]nue

[verse 5]
[Am7] [Am7] [Em] [Em]
[Am7]Aha [Am7]ahuhaahuha [Em]aah [Em]
[Am7]Aha [Am7]ahuhaahuha [Em]aah [Em]

[Closing]
[F]Don’t you [G]slip [F]don’t you [G]slip in [F]love with the
[C]Girls on the [Em7]ave[Am]nue

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ArtistRichard Clapton
AlbumGirls On The Avenue
GenresRock
Year1975
KeyC

How to play Girls On The Avenue on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Richard Clapton - Girls On The Avenue 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.

Girls On The Avenue uses these transitions most often: Am → C (11), C → Am (11), and Em7 → Am (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 C - Am chord transition.

1. C → Am chord transition

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

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.
C to Am

2. Am → F chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from Am 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. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
Am to F

3. F → Em7 chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram

To move from F to Em7;

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger, ring finger, and pinky.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
F to Em7

4. Em7 → Am chord transition

Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from Em7 to Am;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 2.
Em7 to Am

5. F → G chord transition

To move from F to G;

  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 3.

6. 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.

7. C → Em7 chord transition

To move from C to Em7;

  1. While playing C, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.

8. Am → Cmaj7 chord transition

To move from Am 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. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

9. Cmaj7 → Dm chord transition

To move from Cmaj7 to Dm;

  1. Lift your index finger from D 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 A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

10. Dm → F chord transition

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.

11. F → Cmaj7 chord transition

To move from F to Cmaj7;

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

12. Cmaj7 → Em7 chord transition

To move from Cmaj7 to Em7;

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

13. C → Dm7 chord transition

To move 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.

14. Dm7 → G chord transition

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.

15. G → C chord transition

To move 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.

16. G → Am7 chord transition

To move from G to Am7;

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

17. Am7 → Em chord transition

To move from Am7 to Em;

  1. While playing Am7, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on D string fret 2.

18. Em → F chord transition

To move from Em to F;

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

Girls On The Avenue chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Girls On The Avenue.

  • Girls On The Avenue includes 88 chord transitions, 18 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Girls On The Avenue contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Girls On The Avenue connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → C: 16%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → F: 16%
    • C → Am: 10%
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