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Nat King Cole - These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) Chords

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ChordsC, Am, Dm, G7, C7, F, A7, D7, B7, Em, G, C#
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

CAcigarettethatAmbearsaDmlipstick’straces,G7
CAnairlineAmticketto Dmromanticplaces,G7
C7AndstillmyhearthasFwings,A7thesefoolishD7things
DmRemindmeofyou,G7
CAtinklingAmpianointheDmnext G7apartment,
CThosestumblingAmwordsthattoldyou,DmwhatmyG7heartmeant,
CAfairgroundspaintedFswings,A7thesefoolishD7things
G7RemindmeofCyou!B7
EmYoucame,AmyouB7saw,EmyouconqueredA7me,
GWhenEmyouAmdidthattoD7me,G7I,knewsomehow,
DmthishadtoG7be!
CThewindsofAmMarchthatDmmakemyheartaG7dancer,
CAtelephoneAmthatrings,Dmandwho’sto G7answer?
COh,howtheghostofyouFclings,A7thesefoolishDmthings
RemindmeofCyou,
CGardeniaAmperfumelingeringDmonapillow,G7
CWild AmstrawberriesonlysevenDmfrancsaG7kilo,
C7AndstillmyhearthasFwings,A7thesefoolishD7things
DmRemindmeofyou,G7
CTheparkatAmeveningwhenDmthebellhas G7sounded,
CThe‘IledeAmFrance’withalltheDmgirlsaroundG7it,
CThebeautyofFspring,A7thesefoolishDmthings
G7RemindmeofCyou,B7
EmIknowAmthatB7thisEmwasboundtoA7be,
GTheseEmthingsAmhavehauntedD7me,
G7foryou’veC#entirelyDmenchantedG7me!
CThesighofAmmidnighttrainsDminemptyG7stations,
CSilkstockingsAmthrownaside,Dmdance G7invitations,
COh,howtheghostofyouFclings,A7thesefoolishDmthings
RemindmeofG7you,
CFirstdaffodils,Amandlong DmexcitedG7cables,
CAnd AmcandlelightonlittleDmcornerG7tables,
CAndstillmyhearthasFwings,A7thesefoolishD7things
DmRemindmeofyou,G7
CThesmileofAmGarbo,whenDmthescentofG7roses,
CThewaitersAmwhistlingastheDmlastbarG7closes,
CThesongCrosbyFsings,A7thesefoolishDmthings
G7RemindmeofCyou,
EmHowstrange,AmhowB7sweet,EmtofindyouA7still,
GTheseEmthingsaredeartoD7me,
G7thatseemC#tobringDmyousoneartoG7me!
CThescentofAmsmoulderingleaves,DmthewailofG7steamers,
CTwolovers,Amonthestreet,whoDmwalklikeG7dreamers,
COhhowtheghostofyouFclings,A7thesefoolishD7things
G7Remindmeofyou,C
CAmDmG7
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ArtistNat King Cole
AlbumJust One of Those Things
GenresJazz
Year1957
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play These Foolish Things on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Nat King Cole - These Foolish Things on guitar requires 12 chords and 23 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.

These Foolish Things uses these transitions most often: Dm → G7 (28), G7 → C (27), and Am → Dm (19). 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

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, played 19 times.

C to Am

2. 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

Switching 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 19 times.

Am to Dm

3. 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 28 times.

Dm to G7

4. 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 27 times.

G7 to C

5. G7 → C7 chord transition

To move from G7 to C7:

  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.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

6. C7 → F chord transition

Switching from C7 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. Lift your pinky from G string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

7. F → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from F to A7:

  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 D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

8. A7 → D7 chord transition

Switching from A7 to D7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

9. D7 → Dm chord transition

Switching from D7 to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from B 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 E string fret 2 to B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

10. 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

11. D7 → G7 chord transition

Switching from D7 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. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

12. C → B7 chord transition

To move from C to B7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

13. B7 → Em chord transition

To move from B7 to Em:

  1. While playing B7, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

14. Em → Am chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

15. Am → B7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to B7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

16. Em → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to A7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

17. A7 → G chord transition

To move from A7 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 B string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

18. G → Em chord transition

Switching from G to Em:

  1. While playing G, 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 3 to D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

19. Am → D7 chord transition

Switching from Am to D7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

20. A7 → Dm chord transition

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 4 times.

21. Dm → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

22. G7 → C# chord transition

Switching from G7 to C#:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

23. C# → Dm chord transition

Switching from C# to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

These Foolish Things chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in These Foolish Things.

  • These Foolish Things includes 166 chord transitions, 23 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • These Foolish Things contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how These Foolish Things 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 → C7: 5%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → F: 16%
    • C → Am: 10%
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