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Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs - Little Red Riding Hood Chords

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ChordsEm, G, A, C, B7, D
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

Who’sthatIseewalkinginthesewoods
Whyit’sLittleRedRidingHood
EmHeythere,LittleRedGRidingHood
AYousurearelookinggood
CYou’reeverythingaB7bigbadwolfcouldEmwantB7
EmLittleRedGRidingHood
AIdon’tthinklittlebiggirlsshould
CGowalkingintheseB7spookyoldwoods EmaloneB7
GWhatbigeyesyouhave
EmThekindofeyesthatdrivewolvesmad
SoAjusttoseethatyoudon’tgetchased
IthinkIDoughttowalkwithyouforaways
GWhatfulllipsyouhave
EmThey’resuretoluresomeonebad
So AuntilyougettoGrandma’splace
IthinkyouDoughttowalkwithmeandbesafe
EmI’mgonnakeepmyGsheepsuiton
ATillI’msurethatyou’vebeenshown
CThatIcanbetrustedB7walkingwithyou EmaloneB7
EmLittleRedGRidingHood
AI’dliketoholdyouifIcould
ButCyoumightthinkI’maB7bigbadwolf,soIEmwon’tB7
GWhatabigheartIhave
EmThebettertoloveyouwith
ALittleRedRidingHood
DEvenbadwolvescanbegood
GI’lltrykeepsatisfied
EmJusttowalkclosebyyourside
AMaybeyou’llseethingsmyway
DBeforewegettoGrandma’splace
EmLittleRedGRidingHood
AYousurearelookinggood
CYou’reeverythingaB7bigbadwolfcouldEmwantB7
EmLittleRedGRidingHood
AYousurearelookinggood
CYou’reeverythingaB7bigbadwolfcouldEmwant
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ArtistSam The Sham & The Pharaohs
AlbumLi'l Red Riding Hood
GenresRock
Year1966
KeyEm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Little Red Riding Hood on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs - Little Red Riding Hood on guitar requires 6 chords and 10 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.

Little Red Riding Hood uses these transitions most often: B7 → Em (9), A → C (6), and C → B7 (6). 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 Em - G chord transition.

1. Em → G chord transition

Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

Here's how to move from Em to G:

  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 3.
  3. Place index finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

Em to G

2. G → A chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

Here's how to move from G to A:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

G to A

3. A → C chord transition

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

Switching from A to C:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 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 2 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

A to C

4. C → B7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar B7 chord diagram Fingering: x-2-1-2-0-2Guitar B7 chord diagram

Switching 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 chorus, played 6 times.

C to B7

5. 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 9 times.

6. B7 → G chord transition

Here's how to move from B7 to G:

  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 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

7. Em → A chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to A:

  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 B string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

8. A → D chord transition

Here's how to move from A to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

9. D → G chord transition

Here's how to move from D to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

10. D → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from D to Em:

  1. While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E 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 2 times.

Little Red Riding Hood chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Little Red Riding Hood.

  • Little Red Riding Hood includes 56 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Little Red Riding Hood contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Little Red Riding Hood connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (26%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → G: 18%
    • Em → A: 5%
    After B7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are Em (58%), E7 (10%), and C (8%).
    • B7 → Em: 58%
    • B7 → G: 4%
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