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George Formby - Grandad’s Flannelette Nightshirt Chords

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ChordsC, G7, C7, F, A, E7, Am, G, D7, Dm, A7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

NowinCour G7familywe’vegotanCheirloom.C7
TheyFhandedittoAmeayear Cago.
It’sCbeeninourE7possessionsinceAmGrandadwasalad.
I’llGtellyouwhatitD7isandthenyou’llGknow.
G7It’smyCGrandad’sFlanneletteAnightshirt
InitFIwasAchristenedoneCday
DownG7atthechurchtheyCwereinaAmwhirl,
GNooneseemedtoknowifIwereD7boyorG7girl.
G7They’dDmhadG7oneCortwoandeetheyAmwereinCmess
Butit’sFallrightsaidthepreacherratherE7curt.
I’veFbeenandhadaAquizandI’veCfoundoutwhatitA7is
ByhisD7Grandad’sG7FlanneletteCshirtlordyAmlordy,
hisD7Grandad’sG7FlanneletteCshirt.
G7InmyCGrandad’sFlanneletteAnightshirt
FIgotAmarriedoneCday.
IntheG7trainmyCbridegaveaAmshout,
G“EewhatisthatyouareD7pullingG7out?”
G7IDmsaid,G7“It’sColdfashionedandit’sAmtatteredandCtorn
ButI’veFbroughtithoneymooningwithmeE7Gert”
WhenFshesaid,A“Whatisitdear?”ICwhisperedinherA7ear
“It’smyD7Grandad’sG7FlanneletteCshirtlordyAmlordy,
myD7Grandad’sG7FlanneletteCshirt.”
TheCotherdayIG7gotanCinvitationC7
toFgoandjoinaAnudist Ccolony
AndCasthelifeisE7healthyandintheAmopenair
IGtrottedoffasD7happyascanGbe.
G7WithmyCGrandad’sFlanneletteAnightshirt
IFwalkedupAtotheCdoor.
SomeoneG7said,“NowCdon’tmakeaAmfuss,
Gjusttakeoffyourclothesandyou’llD7belikeG7us.”
G7IDmwasG7bashfulCsoIAmstayedby Cmyself,
forwiththeFgirlsIdidn’twanttoE7flirt
ButFwhenIAfellasleeptheyallCcameandhadaA7peep
AtmyD7Grandad’sFlanneletteCshirt
lordyAmlordy,
myD7Grandad’sG7Flanneletteshirt.
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ArtistGeorge Formby
AlbumSingle
GenresFolk
Year1940
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt on Guitar (Step-by-step)

George Formby - Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt on guitar requires 11 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.

Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (16), A → C (11), and C → 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 - G7 chord transition.

1. C → G7 chord transition

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

To move from C 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 D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

C to G7

2. C → C7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram

Here's how to move 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 2 times.

C to C7

3. C7 → F chord transition

Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

Here's how to move 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 2 times.

C7 to F

4. F → A chord transition

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

To move from F to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

F to A

5. A → C chord transition

To move from A to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.

6. C → E7 chord transition

Switching from C to E7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

7. E7 → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from E7 to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

8. Am → G chord transition

Switching from Am 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 D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

9. G → D7 chord transition

Switching from G to D7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

10. G → G7 chord transition

Switching from G to G7:

  1. Keep index finger on A string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

11. C → F chord transition

Here's how to move from C 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. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

12. C → Am chord transition

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 9 times.

13. D7 → G7 chord transition

Switching 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 8 times.

14. G7 → Dm chord transition

Switching 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 3 times.

15. F → E7 chord transition

Switching from F to E7:

  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 G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

16. C → A7 chord transition

To move from C to A7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

17. A7 → D7 chord transition

Switching from A7 to D7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

18. Am → D7 chord transition

Switching from Am 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 G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

19. D7 → C chord transition

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

This transition appears in the verse.

Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt.

  • Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt includes 114 chord transitions, 19 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Grandad's Flannelette Nightshirt 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 G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).
    • G7 → C: 69%
    • G7 → Dm: 3%
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