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Four Seasons - December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) Chords

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ChordsC, Am, F, G, G7, Dm, D, Em, A
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
  • 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
  • Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
  • Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
  • Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

[Opening]
[C] [Am] [F] [G] [C] [Am] [F] [G]
[G]Oh, what a [C]night [Am] [F]late De[G]cember
back in [C]‘sixty-[Am]three.
[F]What a [G]very special [C]time for [Am]me
As [F]I rem[G]ember what a [C]night. [Am] [F] [G7]
[G7]Oh, what a [C]night [Am]you [F]know,
I [G]didn’t even [C]know her [Am]name,
But [F]I was [G]never gonna [C]be the [Am]same
[F]what a [G]lady, what a [C]night. [Am] [F] [G7]

[chorus]
[G7]Oh, [Dm]I,
I [F]got a funny feeling when she [Am]walked in the [G]room,
And I, [Dm]as [F]I recall, it ended much too [G]soon. [G7]

[verse 2]
[G7]Oh, what a [C]night [Am]
[F]hypno[G]tizing, Mesmer[C]izing [Am]me.
[F]She was [G]everything I [C]dreamed she’d [Am]be.
[F]Sweet surr[G]ender, what a [C]night. [Am] [F] [G7]

[interlude]
[Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm]

[chorus]
[D]Ohh, I [F]felt a rush like a [Em]rolling bolt of thunder
[F]Spinnin’ my head around and [G]taking my body [G7]under
[G7]Oh, what a [Em]night.

[verse 3]
[Em]Doo do [Am]doo do do [F]doo do [G7]do
[Em]Doo do [Am]doo do do [F]doo do [G7]do
[Em]Doo do [Am]doo do do [F]doo do [G7]do
[Em]Doo do [Am]doo do do [F]doo do [G7]do

[chorus]
[G7]Oh, [Dm]I, I [F]got a funny feeling when she [Am]walked in the [G]room,
And I, [Dm]as [F]I recall, it ended much too [G]soon. [G7]

[verse 4]
[G7]Oh, what a [C]night [Am] [F]why’d it take so [G]long, to [C]see the [Am]light?
[F]Seemed so [G]wrong, but now it [C]seems so [A]right.
[F]What a [G]lady, what a [C]night! [Am] [F] [G7]

[interlude]
[Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm]

[chorus]
[D]Ohh, I [F]felt a rush like a [Em]rolling bolt of thunder
[F]Spinnin’ my head around and [G]taking my body [G7]under
[G7]Oh, what a [C]night.

[interlude]
[Am] [F] [G7]

[Closing]
[G7]Oh, what a [C]night. [Am] [F] [G7]
[G7]Oh, what a [C]night. [Am] [F] [G7]

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ArtistFour Seasons
AlbumWho Loves You
GenresPop
Year1975
KeyC

How to play Oh, What a Night on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Four Seasons - Oh, What a Night on guitar requires 9 chords and 20 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.

Oh, What a Night uses these transitions most often: Am → F (24), C → Am (20), and F → G (18). 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 - Am chord transition.

1. C → Am chord transition

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

To move from C to Am;

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

2. 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

3. F → G chord transition

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

To move from F to G;

  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 A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
F to G

4. G → C chord transition

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

To move from G 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 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
G to C

5. F → G7 chord transition

To move from F to G7;

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

6. G7 → C chord transition

To move 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.

7. G7 → Dm chord transition

To move from G7 to Dm;

  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 B string fret 3.

8. Dm → F chord transition

To move from Dm to F;

  1. Lift your index finger from E 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 B string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

9. Am → G chord transition

To move from Am 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 D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

10. G → Dm chord transition

To move from G to Dm;

  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 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

11. G → G7 chord transition

To move from G to G7;

  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 3 to fret 1.

12. G7 → Am chord transition

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.

13. Am → Dm chord transition

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.

14. Dm → D chord transition

To move from Dm to D;

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

15. D → F chord transition

To move from D to F;

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

16. F → Em chord transition

To move from F to Em;

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

17. 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.

18. Em → Am chord transition

To move from Em to Am;

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

19. C → A chord transition

To move from C to A;

  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 G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.

20. A → F chord transition

To move from A to F;

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

Oh, What a Night chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Oh, What a Night.

  • Oh, What a Night includes 139 chord transitions, 20 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Oh, What a Night contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Oh, What a Night connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → G: 21%
    • F → Am: 11%
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → G: 21%
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