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Les Paul and Mary Ford - How High The Moon Chords

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ChordsBb, D#, Cm7, F, A7, G, G7, A, F7, Dm7, E7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

  • Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar Cm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-1-3-4-xGuitar Cm7 chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram
  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
  • Guitar F7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-1-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram
  • Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

[chorus]
[Bb] [D#] [Cm7] [F] [Bb]
[F]Somewhere there’s [Bb]music how faint the [A7]tune?
Somewhere there’s [G]heaven how high the moon? [G7]
There is no [F]moon above
When love is [A]far away, [Bb]too.
[F7]’Til it comes [Bb]true that you love [Dm7]me
As [E7]I love [A]you.

[Opening]
[F]Somewhere there’s [Bb]music how near, how [A7]far?
Somewhere there’s [G]heaven it’s where you are. [G7]
The darkest [F]night would shine
If you would [A]come to me [Bb]soon.
Un[F7]til you [Bb]will, how still my [Dm7]heart
How [E7]high the [A]moon?

[chorus]
[F]Somewhere there’s [Bb]music how faint the [A7]tune?
Somewhere there’s [G]heaven how high the moon? [G7]
There is no [F]moon above
When love is [A]far away, [Bb]too.
[F7]’Til it comes [Bb]true that you love [Dm7]me
As [E7]I love [A]you.

[verse 2]
[F7]Somewhere there’s [Bb]music how near, how [A7]far?
Somewhere there’s [G]heaven it’s where you are. [G7]
The darkest [F]night would shine
If you would [A]come to me [Bb]soon.

[Closing]
Un[F7]til you [Bb]will, how still my [Dm7]heart
How [E7]high the [A]moon?

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ArtistLes Paul and Mary Ford
AlbumThe Hit Makers!
GenresJazz, Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year1953
KeyBb

How to play How High The Moon on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Les Paul and Mary Ford - How High The Moon on guitar requires 11 chords and 15 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 High The Moon uses these transitions most often: F7 → Bb (5), A → Bb (4), and A7 → G (4). 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 Bb - D# chord transition.

1. Bb → D# chord transition

Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram
Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram

To move from Bb to D#;

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

2. D# → Cm7 chord transition

Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram
Guitar Cm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-1-3-4-xGuitar Cm7 chord diagram

To move from D# to Cm7;

  1. Keep index finger on D string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  3. Keep ring finger on G string fret 3.
  4. Keep pinky on B string fret 4.
D# to Cm7

3. Cm7 → F chord transition

Guitar Cm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-1-3-4-xGuitar Cm7 chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from Cm7 to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky from B string fret 4 to D string fret 3.
Cm7 to F

4. F → Bb chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-1-3-3-3-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar A# | B♭ chord diagram

To move from F to Bb;

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

5. Bb → A7 chord transition

To move from Bb to A7;

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

6. A7 → G chord transition

To move from A7 to G;

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

7. G → G7 chord transition

To move 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.

8. G7 → F chord transition

To move from G7 to F;

  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 A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

9. F → A chord transition

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.

10. A → Bb chord transition

To move from A to Bb;

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

11. Bb → F7 chord transition

To move from Bb to F7;

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

12. Bb → Dm7 chord transition

To move from Bb to Dm7;

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

13. Dm7 → E7 chord transition

To move from Dm7 to E7;

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

14. E7 → A chord transition

To move from E7 to A;

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

15. A → F7 chord transition

To move from A to F7;

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 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 2 to A string fret 3.

How High The Moon chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in How High The Moon.

  • How High The Moon includes 56 chord transitions, 15 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • How High The Moon contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how How High The Moon connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Bb, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).
    • Bb → F: 34%
    • Bb → A7: 1%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → Bb: 5%
    • F → A: 1%
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