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George Formby - In My Little Snapshot Album Chords

ChordsC, F, G7, B7, Am, G, E7, D7, C7, Dm, Em
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

NowCI’mayounginventor,aFchapwithG7good Cideas,
I’veFbuiltmyG7selfaCcamera,itB7tookmeyearsandG7years.
It’saCwonderfulinventionwithFspecialG7x-rayAmtricks,
ItcanGtakeapictureGintheGdarkandcanGevenseethroughGbricks.G7
IE7boughtmyselfanAmalbumandE7filleditupwithAmsnaps,
AndI’veGgotsomelovelyD7picturesoftheGlocalgirlsandG7chaps.
NowCI’vegotaFpictureoftheGgirlnextG7door,
GinmylittleG7snapshotCalbum,
AndCI’veneverC7hadabetterGsnapbeG7fore,
GinmylittleG7snapshotCalbum.
TheDmnightwasdarkandtheEmhourwaslate,
ShewasFkissingherboybytheCgarG7denCgate,
DmWouldn’tshelovetoE7seepageAmeight,
G7inmylittlesnapshotCalbum.
AndCI’vegotaC7pictureofmyGoldG7granddad,
GinmylittleG7snapshotCalbum.
CHe’soverC7eightybutaGrealbadG7lad,
GinmylittleG7snapshotCalbum
DmAlthoughhe’sanEmoldantique,
Fhethinkshe’sstilltheCvillageCsheik,
I’veDmgothimdancingE7cheektoAmcheek
G7inmylittlesnapshotCalbum.
NowCI’vegotaC7pictureoftheGvicar’sG7wife,
GinmylittleG7snapshotCalbum.
CChasingtheC7CuratewithaGcarvingG7knife
GinmylittleG7snapshotCalbum.
NowDmwhathedidwasEmallinfun
Butit’sFnotthekindofCthingG7that’sCdone,
IcanDmseehepinchedherE7hot-crossAmbun,
G7inmylittlesnapshotCalbum.
AndCI’vegotaC7pictureofaGnudistG7camp,
GinmylittleG7snapshotCalbum,
CAllveryC7jollybutaGtrifleG7damp,
GinmylittleG7snapshotCalbum.
There’sDmUncleDickEmwithoutacare,
FDiscardingallhisCunderwear,
ButhisDmwatchandchainstillE7dangleAmthere,
G7inmylittlesnapshotCalbum!
AlbumSingle
GenresPop
Year1938
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play In My Little Snapshot Album on Guitar (Step-by-step)

George Formby - In My Little Snapshot Album on guitar requires 11 chords and 18 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 My Little Snapshot Album uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (20), G → G7 (18), and C → Dm (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 C - F chord transition.

1. C → F chord transition

Switching from C 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. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

C to F

2. F → G7 chord transition

Switching from F to G7:

  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 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

F to G7

3. G7 → C chord transition

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 20 times.

G7 to C

4. C → B7 chord transition

Here's how to move from C to B7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

C to B7

5. B7 → G7 chord transition

Here's how to move from B7 to G7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

6. G7 → Am chord transition

Switching from G7 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 1 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

7. Am → G chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

8. G → G7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G to G7:

  1. Keep index finger on A string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 18 times.

9. G7 → E7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to E7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

10. E7 → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from E7 to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

11. G → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G to D7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

12. F → G chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse.

13. C → C7 chord transition

To move from C to C7:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

14. C7 → G chord transition

Switching from C7 to G:

  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 A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

15. 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 8 times.

16. Dm → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm to Em:

  1. While playing Dm, lift your index finger from E 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 B string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

17. Em → F chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

18. Dm → E7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm to E7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in In My Little Snapshot Album.

  • In My Little Snapshot Album includes 115 chord transitions, 18 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • In My Little Snapshot Album contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how In My Little Snapshot Album 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 → F: 16%
    • C → Dm: 5%
    After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).
    • G7 → C: 69%
    • G7 → G: 3%