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Nelson Eddy - Stout Hearted Men Chords

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ChordsC, G7, A7, Dm, Cm, G, Ab, Fm, Eb, Gm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

CGivemesomemenwhoarestout-heartedmen,
Whowillfight,fortherightthey G7adore,
G7Startmewithtenwhoarestout-heartedmen,
AndI’llsoongiveyoutenthousandCmore.G7Oh!
CShouldertoshoulderandbolderandbolder,
TheygrowastheyA7gototheDmfore.
G7Thenthere’snothingCintheworldcanG7haltormaraCplan,
G7Whenstout-heartedCmencanA7stick DmtogetherG7mantoCman.
CGivemesomemenwhoarestout-heartedmen,
CmYouwhohaveGdreams,ifyouAbacttheywillcomeG7true.
ToCmturnyourGdreamstoaCmfact,it’supGtoyou.
GIfyouAbhavethesoulandtheCmspirit,
NeverFmfearit,you’llseeitAbthru,
EbHeartscan Gminspire,otherAbheartswiththeirEbfire,
AbForthestrong CmobeywhenaGmstrongmanshowsthemtheG7way.
CGivemesomemenwhoarestout-heartedmen,
Whowillfight,fortherightthey G7adore,
G7Startmewithtenwhoarestout-heartedmen,
AndI’llsoongiveyoutenthousandCmore.G7Oh!
G7Thenthere’snothingCintheworldcanG7haltormaraCplan,
G7Whenstout-heartedCmencanA7stick DmtogetherG7mantoCman.
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ArtistNelson Eddy
AlbumThe New Moon
GenresPop, Soul
Year1940
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Stout Hearted Men on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Nelson Eddy - Stout Hearted Men on guitar requires 10 chords and 17 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.

Stout Hearted Men uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (12), C → G7 (8), and A7 → Dm (3). 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 - G7 chord transition.

1. C → G7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from C 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 D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.

C to G7

2. C → A7 chord transition

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

Here's how to move from C to A7:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  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.

C to A7

3. 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

4. Dm → G7 chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

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 3 times.

Dm to G7

5. C → Cm chord transition

Switching from C to Cm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

6. Cm → G chord transition

Here's how to move from Cm to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

7. G → Ab chord transition

Switching from G to Ab:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

8. Ab → G7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Ab to G7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

9. G7 → Cm chord transition

To move from G7 to Cm:

  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 1.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

10. Ab → Cm chord transition

Switching from Ab to Cm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

11. Cm → Fm chord transition

Here's how to move from Cm to Fm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

12. Fm → Ab chord transition

Switching from Fm to Ab:

  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 D string fret 1.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 4.
  4. Place middle finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

13. Ab → Eb chord transition

Switching from Ab to Eb:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

14. Eb → Gm chord transition

To move from Eb to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

15. Gm → Ab chord transition

Here's how to move from Gm to Ab:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

16. Cm → Gm chord transition

To move from Cm to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

17. Gm → G7 chord transition

Switching from Gm to G7:

  1. While playing Gm, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your index finger on A string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
  4. Slide your ring finger from B string fret 3 to E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse.

Stout Hearted Men chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Stout Hearted Men.

  • Stout Hearted Men includes 49 chord transitions, 17 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Stout Hearted Men contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Stout Hearted Men connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).
    • G7 → C: 69%
    • G7 → Cm: 0%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G7: 2%
    • C → Cm: 1%
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