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Frank Sinatra - I Get A Kick Out Of You Chords

ChordsF, Gm7, C7, F7, A7, Bm7, E7, A, D7, Am, G7, Dm7, Gm, Bb, Dm, Cm7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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FMystoryisGm7muchC7toosadtobeF7told,
C7ButpracticallyFev’rythingC7leavesmetotallyFcold.
TheFonlyGm7exceptionIC7knowistheA7case,
Bm7WhenI’mE7outonaAquietspree,
Bm7fightingvainlytheC7oldennui,
D7AndIGm7suddenlyturnandC7see
FyourAmfabulousD7face.
G7IgetnoC7kickfrom Fchampagne
Gm7Mere C7alcoholdoesn’tFthrillmeatAmall,
SoGm7tellme,C7whyDm7shoulditbeF7true
ThatGm7IgetaC7kickoutofFyou?
Gm7SomegetaC7kickfrom FcocaineAm
Gm7I’msurethatC7ifItook
FjustoneF7moreD7sniffthatwould
Gm7Boreme C7terrific’ly,AmtooD7
YetGmIgetaC7kickoutofFyou.F7
F7IgetaBbkickeverytimeIF7see
BbYouDmstandingthere D7beforeme
Gm7Igetakick,thoughit’sCm7cleartoGmsee
YouG7obviouslydonot Gm7adoreC7me.
Gm7IgetnoC7kickinaFplaneAm
Gm7FlyingtooC7highwithsomeFgalintheDm7sky
D7IsmyGm7ideaofAmnothingtoD7do
YetGm7IgetaC7kick,AmyougivemeaD7boot,
Yes,Gm7IgetaC7kickoutofFyou.
AlbumSingle
GenresPop
Year1955
KeyF
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play I Get A Kick Out Of You on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Frank Sinatra - I Get A Kick Out Of You on guitar requires 16 chords and 35 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 Get A Kick Out Of You uses these transitions most often: Gm7 → C7 (14), C7 → F (12), and D7 → Gm7 (6). 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 F - Gm7 chord transition.

1. F → Gm7 chord transition

Switching from F to Gm7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

F to Gm7

2. Gm7 → C7 chord transition

To move from Gm7 to C7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 14 times.

Gm7 to C7

3. C7 → F7 chord transition

To move from C7 to F7:

  1. While playing C7, lift your pinky from G string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

C7 to F7

4. C7 → F chord transition

Switching 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 12 times.

C7 to F

5. C7 → A7 chord transition

Switching from C7 to A7:

  1. While playing C7, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  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.

6. A7 → Bm7 chord transition

To move from A7 to Bm7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

7. Bm7 → E7 chord transition

Switching from Bm7 to E7:

  1. While playing Bm7, lift your ring finger from D string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

8. E7 → A chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the verse.

9. A → Bm7 chord transition

To move from A to Bm7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

10. Bm7 → C7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Bm7 to C7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

11. C7 → D7 chord transition

Switching from C7 to D7:

  1. While playing C7, lift your pinky from G 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.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

12. D7 → Gm7 chord transition

Here's how to move from D7 to Gm7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

13. F → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from F to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

14. Am → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move 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 4 times.

15. D7 → G7 chord transition

Here's how to move 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.

16. G7 → C7 chord transition

Switching from G7 to C7:

  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.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

17. Am → Gm7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to Gm7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

18. C7 → Dm7 chord transition

Switching from C7 to Dm7:

  1. While playing C7, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  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.

This transition appears in the verse.

19. Dm7 → F7 chord transition

To move from Dm7 to F7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

20. F7 → Gm7 chord transition

To move from F7 to Gm7:

  1. While playing F7, lift your index finger from E string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

21. F → F7 chord transition

Switching from F to F7:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

22. F7 → D7 chord transition

Switching from F7 to D7:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger 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.

23. F7 → Am chord transition

Switching from F7 to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

24. D7 → Gm chord transition

Here's how to move from D7 to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

25. Gm → C7 chord transition

Switching from Gm to C7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

26. F7 → Bb chord transition

To move from F7 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. Place pinky on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

27. Bb → Dm chord transition

Switching from Bb to Dm:

  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 B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

28. Dm → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm to D7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

29. Gm7 → Cm7 chord transition

To move from Gm7 to Cm7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

30. Cm7 → Gm chord transition

Switching from Cm7 to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

31. Gm → G7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Gm to G7:

  1. While playing Gm, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your index finger on A string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
  4. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse.

32. G7 → Gm7 chord transition

Switching from G7 to Gm7:

  1. While playing G7, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

33. F → Dm7 chord transition

Switching from F to Dm7:

  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 B string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

34. Dm7 → D7 chord transition

Switching from Dm7 to D7:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

35. C7 → Am chord transition

Switching from C7 to Am:

  1. While playing C7, lift your pinky from G string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in I Get A Kick Out Of You.

  • I Get A Kick Out Of You includes 83 chord transitions, 35 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • I Get A Kick Out Of You contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how I Get A Kick Out Of You connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (62%), C (4%), and Gm (4%).
    • C7 → F: 62%
    • C7 → Am: 4%
    After Gm7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C7 (35%), F (14%), and C (13%).
    • Gm7 → C7: 35%
    • Gm7 → Am: 3%