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Loggins and Messina - House at Pooh Corner Chords

ChordsC, Dm, Em7, Am, F, G7, Em, Bbmaj7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

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

CChristopherDmRobinandEm7Iwalked Amalong,
underFbrancheslitG7upbytheCmoonFG7
CPosingourDmquestionstoEm7Owland AmEeyore,
asourFdays G7disappearedalltooCsoon
ButI’veAmwanderedmuchfurther Em7todaythanIshould
AndIFcan’tseemtofindmywayDmbacktotheG7wood
CSo,helpmeEm7ifyouDmcan,I’veG7gottoget
CBacktotheEm7houseatPoohDmCornerbyG7one
CYou’dbe Em7surprised,there’ssoDmmuchtobeG7done
EmCountallthebeesintheChive,
Em7chaseallthecloudsintheAmsky
FBacktotheEm7daysofAmChristopherRobin
andBbmaj7Pooh…
FG7
CWinnietheDmPoohdoesn’tEm7knowwhattoAmdo,
gotaFhoneyjarG7stuckonhisCnoseFG7
CHecametoDmmeaskingEm7helpandAmadvice,
andFfromherenooneG7knowswhereheCgoes
So,IAmsenthimtoaskoftheEm7Owlifhe’sthere
HowtoFloosenajarfromtheDmnoseofaG7bear
CSo,helpmeEm7ifyouDmcan,I’veG7gottoget
CBacktotheEm7houseatPoohDmCornerbyG7one
CYou’dbe Em7surprised,there’ssoDmmuchtobeG7done
EmCountallthebeesintheChive,
Em7chaseallthecloudsintheAmsky
FBacktotheEm7daysofAmChristopherRobin,
FBacktotheEm7waysofAmChristopherRobin,
FBacktotheEm7waysofAmPooh…
AlbumSittin' In
Year1971
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play House at Pooh Corner on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Loggins and Messina - House at Pooh Corner on guitar requires 8 chords and 16 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.

House at Pooh Corner uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (13), Em7 → Am (10), and Am → F (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 - Dm chord transition.

1. C → Dm chord transition

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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

C to Dm

2. Dm → Em7 chord transition

Switching from Dm to Em7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

Dm to Em7

3. Em7 → Am chord transition

Switching from Em7 to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 10 times.

Em7 to Am

4. Am → F chord transition

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

Am to F

5. F → G7 chord transition

To move 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 7 times.

6. G7 → C chord transition

To move 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 13 times.

7. C → F chord transition

To move 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 2 times.

8. C → Am chord transition

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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

9. Em7 → F chord transition

To move from Em7 to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

10. F → Dm chord transition

To move from F to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

11. Dm → G7 chord transition

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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

12. C → Em7 chord transition

To move from C to Em7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

13. G7 → Em chord transition

Switching from G7 to Em:

  1. While playing G7, lift your index finger from A 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 E string fret 1 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

14. Em → C chord transition

Switching from Em to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

15. Am → Bbmaj7 chord transition

To move from Am to Bbmaj7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

16. Bbmaj7 → F chord transition

Here's how to move from Bbmaj7 to F:

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

This transition appears in the interlude.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in House at Pooh Corner.

  • House at Pooh Corner includes 88 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • House at Pooh Corner contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how House at Pooh Corner connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (15%), D (13%), and A7 (13%).
    • Em7 → Am: 9%
    • Em7 → F: 7%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → F: 16%
    • C → Am: 10%