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Eartha Kitt - Just An Old Fashioned Girl Chords

ChordsF, C, Dm, Em, D7, G7, Fm, G, B7, F#m
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

FCDmC
CI’mjustanoldfashionedEmgirlwithanFoldfashionedCmind
FNot CsophisticatedI’mtheD7sweetandsimpleG7kind
IwantanColdfashionedEmhousewithanFoldfashionedFmfence
AndanColdfashionedD7millionaireG7
IwantanColdfashionedEmcara Fcerise CCadillac
FLongenoughtoCputabowlingD7alleyin G7theback
IwantanColdfashionedEmhousewithanFoldfashionedFmfence
AndanColdfashionedG7millionaire
I’llstayEmweavingatmyloombenoB7troubletomygroom
Ifhe’llEmkeeptheD7pilesofmoneyGmounting
InourF#mcottagetherewillB7beaEmsoundproofnursery
NottoD7wakethebabywhileI’mGcountingG7
IliketheColdfashionedEmflowers FvioletsareforCme
FHavethemmadeinCdiamondsbytheD7manat G7Tiffany
IwantanColdfashionedEmhousewithanFoldfashionedFmfence
AndanColdfashionedD7millionaireG7
I’mjustaCpilgrimatEmheartohsoFpureand Cgenteel
FWatchmeinLasCVegaswhileI’mD7atthespinningG7wheel
IwantanColdfashionedEmhousewithanFoldfashionedFmfence
AndanColdfashionedD7millionaireG7
I’llaskforCsuchsimpleEmthingswhenmyFbirthday Coccurs
FTwoapartmentCbuildingsthatareD7labelledHersandG7Hers
IwantanColdfashionedEmhousewithanFoldfashionedFmfence
AndanColdfashionedG7millionaire
IlikeEmChopinandBizetandtheB7songsofyesterday
String EmquartetsandD7PolynesianGcarols
ButtheF#mmusicthat B7excelsistheEmsoundofoilwells
AstheyD7slurpslurpslurpintotheGbarrelsG7
MylittleChomewillbeEmquaintasanFold Cparasol
FAndinsteadofCcarpetI’llhaveD7moneywalltoG7wall
IwantanColdfashionedEmhousewithanFoldfashionedFmfence
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FCDmCG7C
AlbumEartha Kitt: Just an Old-Fashioned Girl
GenresPop
Year1956
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Just An Old Fashioned Girl on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Eartha Kitt - Just An Old Fashioned Girl on guitar requires 10 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.

Just An Old Fashioned Girl uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (15), C → Em (14), and F → C (14). 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 F - C chord transition.

1. 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 14 times.

F to C

2. 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 2 times.

C to Dm

3. C → Em chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 14 times.

C to Em

4. 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 12 times.

Em to F

5. C → D7 chord transition

Switching from C to D7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

6. D7 → G7 chord transition

To move from D7 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 G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

7. 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 15 times.

8. F → Fm chord transition

To move from F to Fm:

  1. While playing F, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Keep pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

9. Fm → C chord transition

To move from Fm to C:

  1. While playing Fm, 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. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place middle finger on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

10. D7 → G chord transition

Here's how to move from D7 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 G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

11. 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 5 times.

12. Em → B7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to B7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

13. Em → D7 chord transition

Switching from Em to D7:

  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 E string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on B string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

14. G → F#m chord transition

To move from G to F#m:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

15. F#m → B7 chord transition

To move from F#m to B7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Just An Old Fashioned Girl.

  • Just An Old Fashioned Girl includes 123 chord transitions, 15 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Just An Old Fashioned Girl contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Just An Old Fashioned Girl 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 → Em: 8%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → Fm: 1%