George Formby - In a Little Wigan Garden Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram
Guitar A7 chord diagram
[Opening]
[C]Talk of your [Am]beautiful [C]meadows
and [Am]fields and your [G7]parks so grand
Talk of your wonderful gardens down at [C]Kew. [C7]
[F]I know a [Dm]spot that can [F]beat all the [Dm]lot
it’s the [E7]best I’ve [Am]seen
[D7]Keep all your hills and dales, put me with the slugs and [G7]snails.
[verse 2]
In a little Wigan [C]garden, [C]where the dandelions [C]grow
With my sweetie frowsy [G7]Flo round the mulberry bush we [C]go
Underneath the Wigan [C]Palm [C]trees
there I bring her up to [A7]scratch
[verse 3]
We [D7]have such a game on the cucumber frame;
I’d show her the cabbage [G7]patch
[C7]When the morning mildew [F]christens our shallots,
[D7]Scented breezes coming [G7]from the [Dm]chimney [G7]pots
[verse 4]
In a little Wigan [C]Garden, [C]when the soot is falling [C]down
Oh what a [G7]place, what a case, a disgrace to my home [C]town.
[C]All sorts of [Am]things, some with [C]wings,
some with [Am]stings every [G7]night appear
[verse 5]
Glow worms and silkworms and Wigan earwigs [C]too. [C7]
[F]Crocuses [Dm]croak with [F]fog
and [Dm]smoke from the [E7]gasworks [Am]near
[D7]The one thing that only grows,
is the wart [G7]on my [Dm]sweeties [G7]nose
[verse 6]
In a little Wigan [C]garden [C]with my little [C]Wiganese
Getting [G7]stung with bumble bees, between the cabbages and [C]peas
‘Neath the Wigan water [C]lilies [C]where the drainpipe over[A7]flows
There’s [D7]my girl and me she sits on my knee
and watch how the rhubarb [G7]grows
[Closing]
[C7]‘Neath the shady tree to my [F]loved one I cling
[D7]While the birds above do everything but [G7]sing
It’s a rotten Wigan [C]garden, [C]everything grows upside [C]down
Oh what a [G7]place what a case, a disgrace to my home [C]town.
How to play In a Little Wigan Garden on Guitar (Step-by-step)
George Formby - In a Little Wigan Garden on guitar requires 9 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.
In a Little Wigan Garden uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (10), D7 → G7 (6), and C → Am (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 C - Am chord transition.
1. C → Am chord transition
To move from C to Am;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
2. Am → G7 chord transition
To move from Am to G7;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
3. G7 → C chord transition
To move from G7 to C;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
4. C → C7 chord transition
To move from C to C7;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on G string fret 3.
5. C7 → F chord transition
To move from C7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
6. F → Dm chord transition
To move from F to Dm;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.
7. Dm → E7 chord transition
To move from Dm to E7;
- While playing Dm, lift your ring finger from B string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
8. E7 → Am chord transition
To move from E7 to Am;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on G string fret 2.
9. Am → D7 chord transition
To move from Am to D7;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
10. D7 → G7 chord transition
To move from D7 to G7;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.
11. C → A7 chord transition
To move from C to A7;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 2.
12. A7 → D7 chord transition
To move from A7 to D7;
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
13. G7 → C7 chord transition
To move from G7 to C7;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on G string fret 3.
14. F → D7 chord transition
To move from F to D7;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
15. G7 → Dm chord transition
To move from G7 to Dm;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 3.
In a Little Wigan Garden chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in In a Little Wigan Garden.
- In a Little Wigan Garden includes 58 chord transitions, 15 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- In a Little Wigan Garden contains 3 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how In a Little Wigan Garden 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 → G7: 2%
After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).- G7 → C: 69%
- G7 → C7: 5%