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FINNEAS - New Girl Chords

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ChordsAm, Dm, E7, F, C
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram
  • Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram

[Opening]
[Am]Crush, who’s got a [Dm]crush? I like the way you [E7]blush
I like the way you [Am]bite, [Am]touch, each time we [Dm]touch
I wanna take too [E7]much, keep me up all [Am]night

[chorus]
I wanna [Am]scratch your surface, I wanna feel your [Dm]groove
I wanna be your [E7]needle, I wanna lick your [Am]wound
You wanna play with [Am]fire? Stick and poke [Dm]tattoo?
You wanna play my [E7]new girl? I wanna play with [Am]you

[verse 2]
[Am]Cash, got hard earned [Dm]cash, I like the way you [E7]crash
[Am]Your lips into mine, [Am]fast, we drive too [Dm]fast
We got a checkered [E7]past, but I can let it [Am]slide

[chorus]
I wanna [Am]scratch your surface, I wanna feel your [Dm]groove
I wanna be your [E7]needle, I wanna lick your [Am]wound
You wanna play with [Am]fire? Stick and poke [Dm]tattoo?
You wanna play my [E7]new girl? I wanna play with [Am]you

[Closing]
[F]Why’d you cut up all your [Dm]clothes? [Am]Tell me something no one [C]knows
[F]I don’t owe you any[Dm]thing, but you’re [Am]too much fun to let it [C]rain
[F]Ain’t it fun, remember [E7]it?

[chorus]
I wanna [Am]scratch your surface, I wanna feel your [Dm]groove
I wanna be your [E7]needle, I wanna lick your [Am]wound
You wanna play with [Am]fire? Stick and poke [Dm]tattoo?
You wanna play my [E7]new girl? I wanna play with [Am]you

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ArtistFINNEAS
AlbumNew Girl
GenresAlternative, Indie, Pop
Year2016
KeyAm

How to play New Girl on Guitar (Step-by-step)

FINNEAS - New Girl on guitar requires 5 chords and 8 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.

New Girl uses these transitions most often: E7 → Am (11), Am → Dm (10), and Dm → E7 (10). 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 Am - Dm chord transition.

1. Am → Dm chord transition

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

To move 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.
Am to Dm

2. Dm → E7 chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

To move from Dm to E7;

  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 G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
Dm to E7

3. E7 → Am chord transition

Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram
Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram

To move from E7 to Am;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 2.
E7 to Am

4. Am → F chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from Am 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. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.
Am to F

5. F → Dm chord transition

To move 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.

6. Am → C chord transition

To move from Am to C;

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

7. C → F chord transition

To move from C 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. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

8. F → E7 chord transition

To move from F to E7;

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

New Girl chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in New Girl.

  • New Girl includes 41 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • New Girl contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how New Girl 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 → F: 26%
    • Am → C: 16%
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → Am: 14%
    • Dm → E7: 2%
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