Creedence Clearwater Revival - Looking Out My Back Door Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Em chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar F# | G♭ chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar F#m | G♭m chord diagram
[Opening]
[G] [Em] [C] [G] [D] [G]
[G]Just got home from Illinois [Em]lock the front door, oh boy
[C]Got to sit [G]down take a [D]rest on the porch
[G]Imagination sets in [Em]pretty soon I’m singing
[C]doo, doo, [G]doo, lookin’ [D]out my back [G]door
[verse 2]
There’s a [G]giant doing cartwheels [Em]a statue wearin’ high heels
[C]look at all the [G]happy creatures [D]dancing on the lawn
[G]A dinosaur Victrola, [Em]listening to Buck Owens
[C]doo, doo, [G]doo, lookin’ [D]out my back [G]door
[verse 3]
[D]Tambourines and elephants are [C]playing in the [G]band
won’t you [Em]take a ride on the flyin’ [D]spoon ? (doo doo doo)
[G]Wond’rous apparition, [Em]provided by magician,
[C]doo, doo, [G]doo, lookin’ [D]out my back [G]door
[verse 4]
[D]Tambourines and elephants are [C]playing in the [G]band
won’t you [Em]take a ride on the flyin’ [D]spoon ? (doo doo doo)
[G]Bother me tomorrow, to[Em]day I’ll buy no sorrows
[C]doo, doo, [G]doo, lookin’ [D]out my back [G]door
[interlude]
[G] [G] [F#] [F]
[E7] [D] [A] [F#m] [E7]
[Closing]
[A]Forward troubles Illinois, [F#m]lock the front door, oh boy
[D]Look at all the [A]happy creatures [E7]dancing on the lawn
[A]Bother me tomorrow, to[F#m]day I’ll buy no sorrows
[D]doo, doo, [A]doo, lookin’ [E7]out my back [A]door [A]
How to play Looking Out My Back Door on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Looking Out My Back Door on guitar requires 9 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.
Looking Out My Back Door uses these transitions most often: C → G (9), D → G (9), and G → D (9). 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 G - Em chord transition.
1. G → Em chord transition
To move from G to Em;
- While playing G, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
2. Em → C chord transition
To move from Em to C;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on B string fret 1.
3. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
4. G → D chord transition
To move from G to D;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
5. D → C chord transition
To move from D to C;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
6. Em → D chord transition
To move from Em to D;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 3.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
7. G → F# chord transition
To move from G to F#;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 4.
- Place pinky on D string fret 4.
8. F# → F chord transition
To move from F# to F;
- Slide your index finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger on G string from fret 3 to fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 4 to fret 3.
- Slide your pinky on D string from fret 4 to fret 3.
9. F → E7 chord transition
To move from F to E7;
- While playing F, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
10. E7 → D chord transition
To move from E7 to D;
- Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on B string fret 3.
11. D → A chord transition
To move from D to A;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 3 to fret 2.
12. A → F#m chord transition
To move from A to F#m;
- While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from B string fret 2 to A string fret 4.
- Place pinky on D string fret 4.
13. F#m → E7 chord transition
To move from F#m to E7;
- While playing F#m, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
14. E7 → A chord transition
To move from E7 to A;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on B string fret 2.
15. F#m → D chord transition
To move from F#m to D;
- While playing F#m, lift your pinky from D string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 4 to B string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 2.
Looking Out My Back Door chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Looking Out My Back Door.
- Looking Out My Back Door includes 65 chord transitions, 15 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Looking Out My Back Door contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Looking Out My Back Door connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
- G → D: 24%
- G → Em: 9%
After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).- D → G: 29%
- D → A: 17%