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Racey - Some Girls Chords

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ChordsD, A, G, A7, E7, B7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

DSomegirlswill,Asomegirlswon’t
DSomegirlsneedalotoflovin’andAsomegirlsdon’t
GWellIknowI’vegottobetheone,DIdon’tknowwhy
ASomesaytheywillandA7somegirlsDlie
GSohereIaminfrontofyou
DNotreallyknowingwhattodo
GMyheartisfeelingsomethingnew
ANervouslyIturnawayfromyou
GI’veseenthoselooksyou’resendingme
DIsthisthewayit’smeanttobe
E7It’ssomethingweshouldtalkabout
AJustgivemetimetoworkitout
DSomegirlswill,Asomegirlswon’t
DSomegirlsneedalotoflovin’andAsomegirlsdon’t
GWellIknowI’vegottobetheone,DIdon’tknowwhy
ASomesaytheywillandA7somegirlsDlie
GIfindyourcompanytobe,Dsomethingcompletelynewtome
GNowthatIknowyousocially,AobviouslyI’llfallheavily
GI’veseenthoselooksyou’resendingme,Dthisisthewayit’smeanttobe
E7There’snothinglefttotalkabout,AohhowIwishyou’dworkitout
DSomegirlswill,Asomegirlswon’t
DSomegirlsneedalotoflovin’andAsomegirlsdon’t
GWellIknowI’vegottobetheone,DIdon’tknowwhy
ASomesaytheywillandA7somegirlsDlie
GIDdon’tGknowAwhatI’mgonnadoGDAD
DSomegirlswill,Asomegirlswon’t
DSomegirlsneedalotoflovin’andAsomegirlsdon’t
GWellIknowI’vegottobetheone,DIdon’tknowwhy
ASomesaytheywillandA7somegirlsDlie
GSohereIaminfrontofyou,Dnotreallyknowingwhattodo
E7Myheartisfeelingsomethingnew.AnervouslyIturnawayfromyou
E7SomegirlswillB7somegirlswon’t
E7Somegirlsneedalotoflovin’andB7somegirlsdon’t
AWellIknowI’vegotthefeverbutE7Idon’tknowwhy
B7SomesaytheywillandsomegirlsE7lie
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ArtistRacey
AlbumSmash and Grab
GenresPop
Year1979
KeyD
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Some Girls on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Racey - Some Girls on guitar requires 6 chords and 9 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.

Some Girls uses these transitions most often: D → A (13), G → D (11), and A → D (7). 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 D - A chord transition.

1. D → A chord transition

Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram
Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram

To move from D to A:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 13 times.

D to A

2. A → G chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram

To move from A to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 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 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 7 times.

A to G

3. G → D chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar D chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-2Guitar D chord diagram

To move from G to D:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 11 times.

G to D

4. A → A7 chord transition

Guitar A chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-2-0Guitar A chord diagram
Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram

Switching from A to A7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

A to A7

5. A7 → D chord transition

Switching 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 chorus, played 4 times.

6. D → E7 chord transition

Here's how to move from D to E7:

  1. While playing D, lift your ring finger from B string fret 3.
  2. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

7. E7 → A chord transition

Here's how to move from E7 to A:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

8. E7 → B7 chord transition

To move from E7 to B7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

9. B7 → A chord transition

Here's how to move from B7 to A:

  1. While playing B7, lift your pinky from E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your index finger on D string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

Some Girls chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Some Girls.

  • Some Girls includes 70 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Some Girls contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Some Girls connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → A: 17%
    After A, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → G: 13%
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