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Gerry And The Pacemakers - How Do You Do It Chords

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ChordsG, Em, Am7, D, C, F, F#, Am, A7, D7, A
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

GEmAm7DGCF
GHowEmdoyouAm7dowhatyouDdotome?
GIEmwishIAm7knew.D
IfIGknewhowyouEmdoittoAm7me;I’dDdoittoGyou.CFF#
GHowEmdoyouAm7dowhatyouDdotome?
GI’mEmfeelingAm7blue.
WishIGknewhowyoudoittome,butDIhaven’taGclue.C
GFGFG
YouAmgivemeafeelinginmyGheart,
LikeanAmarrowDpassingGthroughit.GFGFG
Am‘SposethatyouDthinkyou’reveryGsmart,Em
ButA7won’tyoutellmeD7howdoyoudoit?A7D
GHowEmdoyouAm7dowhatyouDdotome?
GIfIEmonlyAm7knew.D
Then Gperhapsyou’dEmfallforAm7me,likeIDfellforGyou.CD7
GEmAm7DGEmAm7D
GEmAm7DGC
GFGFG
YouAmgivemeaDfeelinginmyGheart,Em
LikeanAmarrowDpassingGthroughit.G,FGFG
‘Sposethatyouthinkyou’reveryGsmart,
ButA7won’tyoutellmeD7howdoyoudoit?A7D
GHowEmdoyouAm7dowhatyouDdotome?
GIfIEmonlyAm7knew.D
ThenperGhapsyou’dEmfallforAm7me,likeIDfellforGyou.
AWhenIGdoittoCyou
CGFGFG
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ArtistGerry Marsden
AlbumSingle
GenresPop
Year1964
KeyG
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play How Do You Do It on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Gerry Marsden - How Do You Do It 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.

How Do You Do It uses these transitions most often: D → G (22), G → Em (17), and Am7 → D (15). 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 G - Em chord transition.

1. G → Em chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram

Here's how to move from G to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 17 times.

G to Em

2. Em → Am7 chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar Am7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-1-0Guitar Am7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from Em to Am7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 15 times.

Em to Am7

3. Am7 → D chord transition

Guitar Am7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-1-0Guitar Am7 chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from Am7 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. Place ring finger on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 15 times.

Am7 to D

4. D → G chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from D to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 22 times.

D to G

5. G → C chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

6. C → F chord transition

Switching 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 2 times.

7. F → G chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.

8. F → F# chord transition

To move from F to F#:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

9. F# → G chord transition

Switching from F# to G:

  1. While playing F#, lift your pinky from D string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

10. G → Am chord transition

Switching from G to Am:

  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 G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

11. Am → D chord transition

Switching 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 chorus, played 4 times.

12. Em → A7 chord transition

Switching from Em to A7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

13. A7 → D7 chord transition

To move 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 chorus, played 2 times.

14. A7 → D chord transition

Switching from A7 to D:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

15. C → D7 chord transition

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 chorus.

16. D7 → G chord transition

Switching 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 interlude.

17. Em → Am chord transition

Switching from Em to Am:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

18. G → A7 chord transition

Switching from G to A7:

  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 D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus.

19. G → A chord transition

To move from G to A:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

How Do You Do It chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in How Do You Do It.

  • How Do You Do It includes 126 chord transitions, 19 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • How Do You Do It contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how How Do You Do It connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → D: 24%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
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