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Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning Chords

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ChordsC, Am, Cmaj7, Dm, G7, Dm7, Em7, G, D7, B7, Em, A7, D#, F, Fm, C#maj7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-3-2-0-0-0Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Dm7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram
  • Guitar B7 chord diagram Fingering: x-2-1-2-0-2Guitar B7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram
  • Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: x-x-1-3-4-3Guitar D# | E♭ chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar Fm chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-1-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar Fm chord diagram
  • Guitar C#maj7 | D♭maj7 chord diagram Fingering: x-4-3-1-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar C#maj7 | D♭maj7 chord diagram

[Opening]
[C] [C] [Am] [C]
In the [Cmaj7]wee small [C]hours of the [Am]morning, [C]
While the [Cmaj7]whole wide [C]world is fast a[Dm]sleep [G7]
You [Dm7]lie a[G7]wake, and [Em7]think about the [G]girl,
And [D7]never ever [B7]think of counting [Em]sheep [G7]

[chorus]
When your [Cmaj7]lonely [C]heart has learned its [Am]lesson, [C]
You’d be [Cmaj7]hers, if [Em]only she would [A7]call [A7]
In the [Dm7]wee small [D#]hours of the [C]morn[Em]ing, [A7]
That’s the [Dm7]time you miss her [F]most of [C]all [G7]

[Closing]
In the [Cmaj7]wee small [C]hours of the [Am]morning, [C]
While the [Cmaj7]whole wide [C]world is fast a[Dm]sleep [G7]
You [Dm7]lie a[G7]wake, and [Em7]think about the [G]girl,
And [D7]never ever [B7]think of counting [Em]sheep [G7]

[chorus]
When your [Cmaj7]lonely [C]heart has learned its [Am]lesson, [C]
You’d be [Cmaj7]hers, if [Em]only she would [A7]call [A7]
In the [Dm7]wee small [D#]hours of the [C]morn[Em]ing, [A7]
That’s the [Dm7]time you miss her [F]most of [C]all

[outro]
[Cmaj7] [Fm] [C#maj7] [Cmaj7]

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ArtistFrank Sinatra
AlbumIn the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
GenresJazz, Pop
Year1955
KeyC

How to play In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning on guitar requires 16 chords and 24 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 the Wee Small Hours of the Morning uses these transitions most often: C → Cmaj7 (6), Cmaj7 → C (6), and Am → C (5). 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

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

To move from C to Am;

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

2. C → Cmaj7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-3-2-0-0-0Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram

To move from C to Cmaj7;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
C to Cmaj7

3. C → Dm chord transition

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

To move 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.
C to Dm

4. Dm → G7 chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

To move from Dm to G7;

  1. Lift your index finger from E 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. Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.
Dm to G7

5. G7 → Dm7 chord transition

To move from G7 to Dm7;

  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 B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.

6. G7 → Em7 chord transition

To move from G7 to Em7;

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

7. Em7 → G chord transition

To move from Em7 to G;

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

8. G → D7 chord transition

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.

9. D7 → B7 chord transition

To move from D7 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 G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 2.

10. B7 → Em chord transition

To move from B7 to Em;

  1. While playing B7, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.

11. Em → G7 chord transition

To move from Em to G7;

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

12. G7 → Cmaj7 chord transition

To move from G7 to Cmaj7;

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

13. Cmaj7 → Em chord transition

To move from Cmaj7 to Em;

  1. While playing Cmaj7, lift your index finger from D 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 A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

14. Em → A7 chord transition

To move from Em to A7;

  1. While playing Em, lift your ring finger from D string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on D string fret 2.

15. A7 → Dm7 chord transition

To move from A7 to Dm7;

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

16. Dm7 → D# chord transition

To move from Dm7 to D#;

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

17. D# → C chord transition

To move from D# to C;

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

18. C → Em chord transition

To move from C to Em;

  1. While playing C, 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 A string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

19. Dm7 → F chord transition

To move from Dm7 to F;

  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.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

20. F → C chord transition

To move from F to C;

  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. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

21. C → G7 chord transition

To move from C 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 D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.

22. Cmaj7 → Fm chord transition

To move from Cmaj7 to Fm;

  1. While playing Cmaj7, lift your middle finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

23. Fm → C#maj7 chord transition

To move from Fm to C#maj7;

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

24. C#maj7 → Cmaj7 chord transition

To move from C#maj7 to Cmaj7;

  1. While playing C#maj7, lift your pinky from A string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from D string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
  4. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.

In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning.

  • In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning includes 69 chord transitions, 24 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning 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 → Em: 8%
    After Cmaj7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (38%), C7 (14%), and F (13%).
    • Cmaj7 → C: 38%
    • Cmaj7 → Em: 1%
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