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Frank Sinatra - My Way Chords

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ChordsC, Cmaj7, C7, A7, Dm, Dm7, G7, F, Fm, Em7, Am, Fmaj7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

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MyDmfriendI’llsayitDm7clear
I’llstatemyG7caseG7ofwhichI’mCcertain
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ItravelledFeachandeveryFmhighway
AndCmoremuchmorethanG7thisG7IdiditFmyCway
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AndCmoremuchmorethanG7thisG7IdiditFmyCway
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WhenC7IbitFoffmorethanIcouldchew
ButthroughitDmallwhentherewasG7doubt
IateitEm7upandspititAmout
IfaceditDmallandIstoodG7tallandG7diditFmyCway
I’veClovedI’velaughedandCmaj7cried
I’vehadmyC7fillmyshareofA7losing
AndDmnowastears Dm7subside
IfinditG7allG7so Camusing
ToCthinkCmaj7IdidallC7that
AndmayIFsaynotinaFmshyway
OhCnoohnonotG7meG7IdiditFmyCway
CForwhatCisaCmanCmaj7whathasheC7got
Ifnot Fmaj7himselfthenhehasnaught
TosaytheDmthingshetrulyG7feels
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ArtistFrank Sinatra
AlbumMy Way
GenresJazz, Pop
Year1969
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

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

Frank Sinatra - My Way on guitar requires 12 chords and 19 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 Way uses these transitions most often: C → Cmaj7 (8), Cmaj7 → C7 (8), and F → C (5). 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 - Cmaj7 chord transition.

1. C → Cmaj7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-3-2-0-0-0Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram

To move from C to Cmaj7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

C to Cmaj7

2. Cmaj7 → C7 chord transition

Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-3-2-0-0-0Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram

To move from Cmaj7 to C7:

  1. Lift your index finger from D 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. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 8 times.

Cmaj7 to C7

3. C7 → A7 chord transition

Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram
Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram

To move from C7 to A7:

  1. While playing C7, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

C7 to A7

4. A7 → Dm chord transition

Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

Switching from A7 to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

A7 to Dm

5. Dm → Dm7 chord transition

Switching from Dm to Dm7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

6. Dm7 → G7 chord transition

Switching from Dm7 to G7:

  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. Place ring finger on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

7. G7 → C chord transition

Switching 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 3 times.

8. C7 → F chord transition

To move from C7 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. Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

9. F → Fm chord transition

To move from F to Fm:

  1. While playing F, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Keep pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

10. Fm → C chord transition

To move from Fm to C:

  1. While playing Fm, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place middle finger on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

11. G7 → F chord transition

Switching from G7 to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

12. F → C chord transition

Switching from F to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

13. F → Dm chord transition

Switching 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.

14. Dm → G7 chord transition

Switching 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 4 times.

15. G7 → Em7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to Em7:

  1. While playing G7, 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 2 times.

16. Em7 → Am chord transition

Here's how to move 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 2 times.

17. Am → Dm chord transition

Switching from Am 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 G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

18. C7 → Fmaj7 chord transition

Here's how to move from C7 to Fmaj7:

  1. While playing C7, lift your pinky from G string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  3. Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

19. Fmaj7 → Dm chord transition

To move from Fmaj7 to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from B 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 B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

My Way chord transition analysis

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

  • My Way includes 67 chord transitions, 19 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • My Way contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how My Way connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G7: 2%
    • C → Cmaj7: 0%
    After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).
    • G7 → C: 69%
    • G7 → F: 5%
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