Cab Calloway - Minnie the Moocher Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to A key to play this song with easier chords.
How to play Minnie the Moocher on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Cab Calloway - Minnie the Moocher on guitar requires 3 chords and 3 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.
Minnie the Moocher uses these transitions most often: B7 → Em (20), C7 → B7 (13), and Em → C7 (13). 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 - B7 chord transition.
1. Em → B7 chord transition
Switching from Em to B7:
- Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Place index finger on D string fret 1.
- Place pinky on E string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.
2. Em → C7 chord transition
Here's how to move from Em to C7:
- 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.
- Place pinky on G string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 13 times.
3. C7 → B7 chord transition
Here's how to move from C7 to B7:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your pinky from G string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 13 times.
Minnie the Moocher chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Minnie the Moocher.
- Minnie the Moocher includes 53 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Minnie the Moocher 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 → B7: 1%
- Em → C7: 0%
After B7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are Em (58%), E7 (10%), and C (8%).- B7 → Em: 58%