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Mary Wells - My Guy Chords

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ChordsG, Em7, G7, B7, Am, D, D7, Em, Bm, A7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

GEm7G7Em7G7
GNothingyoucanEm7saycanG7tearme Em7away
FromGmyguyEm7G7Em7
GNothingyoucouldEm7docosI’mG7stucklikeEm7glue
ToB7myguy
I’mAmstickingtomyDguylikeaAmstamptoaDletter
LikeAmbirdsofaDfeatherweAmstick Dtogether
IcanGtellyoufromtheG7startIAmcan’tbetorn Dapart
FromGmyguyAmG7
GNothingyoucouldEm7docouldG7makemebe Em7untrue
ToGmyguyEm7G7Em7
GNothingyoucouldEm7buycouldG7makemetellaEm7lie
ToB7myguy
IAmgavemyDguymyAmwordofDhonour
AmTobeDfaithfulAmandI’mDgonna
You’dGbetterbe G7believingIAmwon’tbe D7deceiving
GMyguyAmG7
AsaAmmatterof DopinionIAmthinkhe’sDtops
AmMyopinionDishe’stheGcreamoftheG7crop
AsaEmmatterofBmtastetoEmbe Bmexact
A7He’smyidealasaDmatteroffact
NoGmuscleboundEm7mancouldG7takemyEm7hand
FromGmyguyEm7G7Em7
NoGhandsomeEm7facecouldeverG7taketheEm7place
OfB7myguy
HeAmmaynotDbeaAmmovieDstar
ButwhenitAmcomestobeingDhappyAmweDare
There’snotaGman G7todaywhocanAmtakeme Daway
FromGmyguyAmG7
NoGmuscleboundEm7mancouldG7takemyEm7hand
FromGmyguyEm7G7Em7
NoGhandsomeEm7facecouldeverG7taketheEm7place
OfB7myguy
HeAmmaynotDbeaAmmovieDstar
ButwhenitAmcomestobeingDhappyAmweDare
There’snotaGman G7todaywhocanAmtakeme Daway
FromGmyguyAmG7
There’snotaGman G7todaywhocanAmtakeme Daway
FromGmyguyAmG7
GEm7G7Em7G7
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ArtistMary Wells
AlbumMary Wells Sings My Guy
GenresPop, Soul
Year1964
KeyG
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play My Guy on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Mary Wells - My Guy 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.

My Guy uses these transitions most often: Am → D (23), Em7 → G7 (16), and D → Am (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 G - Em7 chord transition.

1. G → Em7 chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram

To move from G to Em7:

  1. While playing G, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 14 times.

G to Em7

2. Em7 → G7 chord transition

Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from Em7 to G7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 16 times.

Em7 to G7

3. G7 → G chord transition

Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from G7 to G:

  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 1 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

G7 to G

4. Em7 → B7 chord transition

Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram
Guitar B7 chord diagram Fingering: x-2-1-2-0-2Guitar B7 chord diagram

To move from Em7 to B7:

  1. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on D string fret 1.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

Em7 to B7

5. B7 → Am chord transition

To move from B7 to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

6. Am → D chord transition

To move from Am to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 23 times.

7. D → G chord transition

Switching 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 10 times.

8. G7 → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to Am:

  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 G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

9. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am:

  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 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

10. Am → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Am 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 G string fret 2 to E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

11. D7 → G chord transition

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.

12. G7 → Em chord transition

To move 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.

13. Em → Bm chord transition

Switching from Em to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

14. Bm → A7 chord transition

To move from Bm to A7:

  1. While playing Bm, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger on B string from fret 3 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

15. A7 → D chord transition

To move from A7 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 B string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

My Guy chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in My Guy.

  • My Guy includes 142 chord transitions, 15 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • My Guy contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how My Guy connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → D: 7%
    • Am → D7: 2%
    After Em7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (15%), D (13%), and A7 (13%).
    • Em7 → G: 9%
    • Em7 → G7: 3%
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