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T. Rex - I Love to Boogie Chords

ChordsE7, A, D
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

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

  • Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram
  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram


[E7] [A]
[A]We love to boogie we love to boogie
[D]The jitterbug boogie [A]Bolan pretty boogie
[E7]We love to boogie on a Saturday [A]night


[A]Belinda Mae Fender’s got a Cadillac Bone
[A]Jenny lost her cherry walking all the way home
The [D]passions of the Earth blasted it’s mind


Now it’s [A]neat sweet ready for the moon based grind
[E7]We love to boogie
[A]We love to boogie on a Saturday night


[A]I said We love to boogie we love to boogie
[D]High school boogie [A]jitterbug boogie
[E7]We love to boogie on a Saturday [A]night


[A]I love to boogie, I love to boogie
[D]Jitterbug boogie, [A]teenage boogie
Yes, [E7]I love to boogie on a Saturday [A]night


You [A]rattlesnake out with your tail feathers high
[A]Jitterbug left and smile to the sky
With your [D]black velvet cape and your stovepipe hat


[A]Be-bop baby, the dance is where it’s at
[E7]I love to boogie
Yes, [A]I love to boogie on a Saturday night


[A]I love to boogie, I love to boogie
[D]Jitterbug boogie, [A]Bolan pretty boogie
Yes, [E7]I love to boogie on a Saturday [A]night


[A]I love to boogie, I love to boogie
[D]Jitterbug boogie, [A]teenage boogie
Yes, [E7]I love to boogie on a Saturday [A]night
Yes, [E7]I love to boogie on a Saturday [A]night
Yes, [E7]I love to boogie on a Saturday [A]night [A] [D] [A]

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ArtistT. Rex
AlbumBilly Elliot Soundtrack
GenresRock
Year1977
KeyE7

How to play I Love to Boogie on Guitar (Step-by-step)

T. Rex - I Love to Boogie on guitar requires 3 chords and 2 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 Love to Boogie uses these transitions most often: E7 → A (10), A → E7 (9), and A → D (8). 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 E7 - A chord transition.

1. 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.
E7 to A

2. A → D chord transition

To move from A 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 G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 2 to fret 3.
A to D

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in I Love to Boogie.

  • I Love to Boogie includes 35 chord transitions, 2 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • I Love to Boogie contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how I Love to Boogie connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → E7: 4%
    After E7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are A (31%), Am (28%), and A7 (7%).
    • E7 → A: 31%