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Ella Fitzgerald - I’m In The Mood For Love Chords

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ChordsC, Am, Dm, G7, Em7, D7, Em, B7
Strumming↓-↓↓↑

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

CI’mintheAmmoodforDmlove
G7Simplybecauseyou’reCnearme
Em7Funnybutwhenyou’reDmnearme
G7I’minthemoodforCloveG7
CHeavenisAminyourDmeyesG7
Brightasthestarswe’reCunder
Em7OhisthereanyDmwonder
G7I’minthemoodforClove
DmWhystoptoG7thinkofCwhether
DmThislittleG7dreammightCfade
D7We’veputourheartstoEmgeth-er
B7NowweareDmone,I’mnot G7afraid
CIfthereareAmclouds Dmabove
G7Ifitshouldrainthenwe’llCletit
Em7Butfortonight Dmforgetit
G7I’minthemoodforClove
G7I’minthemoodforClove
G7I’minthemoodforCloveC
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ArtistElla Fitzgerald
AlbumFine and Mellow
GenresJazz
Year1978
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play I'm In The Mood For Love on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Ella Fitzgerald - I'm In The Mood For Love on guitar requires 8 chords and 11 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.

I'm In The Mood For Love uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (12), Dm → G7 (9), and Am → Dm (3). 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

Switching 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 3 times.

C to Am

2. Am → Dm chord transition

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

To move from Am to Dm:

  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 B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

Am to Dm

3. Dm → G7 chord transition

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

To move from Dm to G7:

  1. Lift your index finger from E 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. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

Dm 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

Switching 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 12 times.

G7 to C

5. 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

6. Em7 → Dm chord transition

Switching from Em7 to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

7. C → Dm chord transition

Switching from C to Dm:

  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 A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

8. C → D7 chord transition

Switching 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 verse.

9. D7 → Em chord transition

Switching from D7 to Em:

  1. While playing D7, lift your index finger from B string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

10. Em → B7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to B7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

11. B7 → Dm chord transition

Switching from B7 to Dm:

  1. While playing B7, lift your pinky from E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from D string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

I'm In The Mood For Love chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in I'm In The Mood For Love.

  • I'm In The Mood For Love includes 42 chord transitions, 11 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • I'm In The Mood For Love contains 4 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how I'm In The Mood For Love 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 → Am: 10%
    • C → Dm: 5%
    After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).
    • G7 → C: 69%
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