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Britney Spears - If U Seek Amy Chords

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ChordsAm, Em, F, Dm, G
Strumming↓-↓↓↑

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

  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

[chorus]
[Am]La la la lala [Em]la la la, [F]la la la lala [Dm]la la la
[Am]La la la lala [Em]la la la, [F]la la la lala [Dm]la la la

[Opening]
[Am]Oh baby, baby, have you [Em]seen Amy tonight?
[F]Is she in the bathroom? Is she [Dm]smoking up outside? (Oh!)
[Am]Oh baby, baby, does she [Em]take a piece of lime
For the [F]drink that Imma buy her, do you [Dm]know just what she likes? (Oh!)

[verse 2]
[Am]Oh Oh, [Em]tell me have you seen her, ’cause I’m [F]so Oh
[Dm]I can’t get her off of my brain, [Am]I just want to go [Em]to the party she going go
[F]Can somebody take me home [Em]Haha hehe haha ho

[verse 3]
[Am]Love me hate me, say [Em]what you want about me, but [F]all of the boys
And all of the girls are [Dm]begging to If You Seek Amy
[Am]Love me hate me, but [Em]can’t you see what I see, but [F]all of the boys
And all of the girls are [Dm]begging to If You Seek Amy

[chorus]
[Am]La la la lala [Em]la la la, [F]la la la lala [Dm]la la la

[verse 4]
[Am]Amy told me that she’s [Em]gonna meet me up
[F]I don’t know where or when and now they’re [Dm]closing up the club (Oh!)
[Am]I’ve seen her once or twice [Em]before she knows my face
But it’s [F]hard to see with all the people [Dm]standing in the way

[verse 5]
[Am]Oh say [Em]what you want about me, [F]oh but [Dm]can’t you see what I see
[Am]Oh say what [Em]you want about [F] [Dm]me

[Closing]
[F]So [G]tell me if you’ve [Am]seen her
(let me know what she was wearing and what [F]she was like)
Cause I’ve been [G]waiting here [Am]forever
(let me know where she was going I don’t [F]mind)
Oh baby baby If You [G]Seek Amy [Em]tonight (Oh)
[Am]Oh baby baby we’ll do whatever you [G]like
[F]Oh baby baby baby, [Em]oh baby baby baby [Am]

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ArtistBritney Spears
AlbumFIFA 09
GenresJazz, Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year2008
KeyAm

How to play If U Seek Amy on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Britney Spears - If U Seek Amy on guitar requires 5 chords and 8 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.

If U Seek Amy uses these transitions most often: Am → Em (13), Em → F (13), and F → Dm (12). 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 Am - Em chord transition.

1. Am → Em chord transition

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

To move from Am to Em;

  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 A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
Am to Em

2. Em → F chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from Em to F;

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

3. F → Dm chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

To move from F to Dm;

  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 E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
F to Dm

4. Dm → Am chord transition

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

To move from Dm 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 B string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
Dm to Am

5. F → G chord transition

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.

6. G → Am chord transition

To move 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.

7. Am → F chord transition

To move from Am 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. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

8. G → Em chord transition

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.

If U Seek Amy chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in If U Seek Amy.

  • If U Seek Amy includes 65 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • If U Seek Amy contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how If U Seek Amy connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → G: 21%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → G: 21%
    • F → Dm: 5%
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