Lovin’ Spoonful - Nashville Cats 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 D,A keys to play this song with easier chords.
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram
[chorus]
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats play clean as country water
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats play wild as mountain dew
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats been playin’ since they’s babies
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats get work before they’re two
[Opening]
Well there’s [C]13 hundred and 52 guitar [G7]pickers in Nashville
And they can pick more notes than the number of ants
On a [C]Tennessee ant hill
Yeah there’s 13 hundred and [C7]52 guitar [F]cases in Nashville
And any [G7]one that unpacks his guitar can play
Twice as [C]better than I will
[verse 2]
Yes I was just 13 you might say I was a musical pro [G7]verbial knee high
When I heard a couple new soundin’ tunes on the tubes
And they [C]blasted me sky high
And the record man said every [C7]one is a yellow sun
[F]record from Nashville
And up [G]north here ain’t nobody buys ‘em and I said but [C]I will
And it was
[chorus]
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats play clean as country water
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats play wild as mountain dew
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats been playin’ since they’s babies
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats get work before they’re two
[Closing]
[C]Well there’s 16 thousand 821 [G7]mothers from Nashville
All their friends play music and they ain’t up tight
If [C]one of the kids will
Because it’s custom made for any [C7]mother’s son
To be a [F]guitar picker in Nashville
And I [G7]sure am glad I got a chance to say a word
About the music and the mothers from [C]Nashville
[chorus]
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats play clean as country water
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats play wild as mountain dew
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats been playin’ since they’s babies
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats get work before they’re two
How to play Nashville Cats on Guitar (Step-by-step)
The Lovin' Spoonful - Nashville Cats on guitar requires 5 chords and 6 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.
Nashville Cats uses these transitions most often: G → C (13), C → G (12), and G7 → 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 - G chord transition.
1. 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.
2. C → G7 chord transition
To move from C to G7;
- 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 1.
3. C → C7 chord transition
To move from C to C7;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on G string fret 3.
4. C7 → F chord transition
To move from C7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.
5. F → G7 chord transition
To move from F to G7;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.
6. F → G chord transition
To move from F to G;
- While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G 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.
Nashville Cats chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Nashville Cats.
- Nashville Cats includes 42 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Nashville Cats contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Nashville Cats 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 → G: 35%
- C → G7: 2%
After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).- G → C: 25%