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Frank Sinatra - Strangers In The Night Chords

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ChordsAm, Cmaj7, G7, C, Dm, Dm7, Gm, A7, Fm, G, Gm7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

AmCmaj7G7
CStrangersinthenightexchangingglances,
Cmaj7wonderinginthenightwhatwerethechances
AmWe’dbesharinglovebeforethenightwasDmthrough?
DmSomethinginyoureyeswassoinviting,
Dm7somethinginyoursmilewassoexciting
G7SomethinginmyhearttoldmeImusthaveCmaj7youC
GmStrangersinthenight,twolonelypeople,
wewereA7strangersinthenightuptothemoment
WhenweDmsaidourfirsthello,Fmlittledidweknow,
GlovewasjustaAmglanceaway,aDm7warmembracingG7danceaway
AndCeversincethatnightwe’vebeentogether,
Cmaj7loversatfirstsightinloveforever
Dm7ItturnedoutsorightG7forstrangersintheCnight
Gm7GmAmAmDmFm
CLovewasjustaAmglanceaway,
aDm7warmembracingG7danceaway
nokeychangeinthisversion
CEversincethatnightwe’vebeentogether,
Cmaj7loversatfirstsightinloveforever
DmItturnedoutsorightG7forstrangersintheCnightG7
CDodeedobedoododododeeda,Cmaj7dadadadadiyiya
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ArtistFrank Sinatra
AlbumStrangers In The Night
GenresJazz, Pop
Year1966
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Strangers In The Night on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Frank Sinatra - Strangers In The Night on guitar requires 11 chords and 22 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.

Strangers In The Night uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (6), C → Cmaj7 (4), and Dm7 → G7 (4). 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 - Cmaj7 chord transition.

1. Am → Cmaj7 chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-3-2-0-0-0Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from Am to Cmaj7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

Am to Cmaj7

2. Cmaj7 → G7 chord transition

Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-3-2-0-0-0Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

To move from Cmaj7 to G7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

Cmaj7 to G7

3. G7 → C chord transition

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

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

G7 to C

4. C → Cmaj7 chord transition

Guitar C chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-0-1-0Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-3-2-0-0-0Guitar Cmaj7 chord diagram

To move from C to Cmaj7:

  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 E string fret 3.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

C to Cmaj7

5. Am → Dm chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

6. Dm → Dm7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm to Dm7:

  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 B string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

7. Dm7 → G7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm7 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 G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

8. C → Gm chord transition

Here's how to move from C 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 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

9. Gm → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Gm to A7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

10. A7 → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move 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.

11. Dm → Fm chord transition

Switching from Dm to Fm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

12. Fm → G chord transition

Here's how to move from Fm to G:

  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 A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
  4. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

13. G → Am chord transition

To move from G 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 3 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

14. Am → Dm7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to Dm7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

15. Cmaj7 → Dm7 chord transition

To move from Cmaj7 to Dm7:

  1. While playing Cmaj7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

16. C → Gm7 chord transition

Switching from C to Gm7:

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

This transition appears in the interlude.

17. Gm7 → Gm chord transition

Switching from Gm7 to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the interlude.

18. Gm → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from Gm to Am:

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

This transition appears in the interlude.

19. Fm → C chord transition

Switching from Fm to C:

  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 B string fret 1.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place middle finger on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

20. C → Am chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse.

21. Cmaj7 → Dm chord transition

To move from Cmaj7 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 E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

22. Dm → G7 chord transition

Here's how to move 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.

Strangers In The Night chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Strangers In The Night.

  • Strangers In The Night includes 40 chord transitions, 22 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Strangers In The Night contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Strangers In The Night 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 → Am: 10%
    • C → G7: 2%
    After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).
    • G7 → C: 69%
    • G7 → Cmaj7: 0%
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