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Nat King Cole - Walkin’ My Baby Back Home Chords

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ChordsG, Em7, Bm7, G7, E7, A7, D7, Em, F#7, Am7, Bm, Dm, C
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

GGeebutit’sEm7greatafterBm7beingoutEm7late
G7Walkin’mybabybackE7home
A7ArminD7armoverA7meadowandD7farm
A7Walkin’myD7babybackGhomeG7
GWewalk Em7along Bm7harmonizingaEm7song
G7OrI’mrecitingaE7poem
A7OwlsgoD7byandtheyA7givemetheD7eye
A7Walkin’myD7baby GbackhomeG7
WeBm7stopforawhile,sheE7givesmeasmile
SheEmsnugglesherheadtomyF#7chest
WeBm7startintopetandE7that’swhenIget
Am7HertalcumallD7overmyvest
GThenafterIEm7kindaBm7straightenmyEm7tie
G7ShehastoborrowmyEm7comb
A7OnekissD7thenwe A7continue D7again
A7Walkin’myD7babybackD7homeG7
She’sBmafraidofthedarksoE7Ihavetopark
EmOutsideofherdoortillit’sF#7light
SheBmsaysifItrytoE7kisshershe’llcry
A7IdryhertearsD7allthroughthenight
GHandinEm7handtoaBm7barbecueEmstand
G7RightfromherdoorwayweE7roam
A7EatsandD7thenit’sA7pleasure D7again
A7WalkingmyD7baby,DmtalkingmyE7baby
A7LovingmyD7baby,DmIdon’tmeanE7maybe
A7WalkingmyD7babyCbackGhome
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ArtistNat King Cole
AlbumSingle
GenresJazz
Year1951
KeyG
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Walkin' My Baby Back Home on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Nat King Cole - Walkin' My Baby Back Home on guitar requires 13 chords and 26 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.

Walkin' My Baby Back Home uses these transitions most often: A7 → D7 (15), D7 → A7 (8), and E7 → A7 (6). 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 G - Em7 chord transition.

1. G → Em7 chord transition

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from G to Em7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

G to Em7

2. Em7 → Bm7 chord transition

Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram
Guitar Bm7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-2-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm7 chord diagram

Switching from Em7 to Bm7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

Em7 to Bm7

3. Em7 → G7 chord transition

Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

Switching from Em7 to G7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

Em7 to G7

4. G7 → E7 chord transition

Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from G7 to E7:

  1. While playing G7, lift your ring finger from E string fret 1.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 3 times.

G7 to E7

5. E7 → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from E7 to A7:

  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 B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

6. 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 15 times.

7. D7 → G chord transition

Here's how to move from D7 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 G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

8. G → G7 chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

9. G7 → Bm7 chord transition

Switching from G7 to Bm7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

10. Bm7 → E7 chord transition

To move from Bm7 to E7:

  1. While playing Bm7, lift your ring finger from D string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from B string fret 3 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

11. E7 → Em chord transition

To move from E7 to Em:

  1. While playing E7, lift your index finger from G string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

12. Em → F#7 chord transition

Switching from Em to F#7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

13. F#7 → Bm7 chord transition

To move from F#7 to Bm7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

14. E7 → Am7 chord transition

Here's how to move from E7 to Am7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

15. Am7 → D7 chord transition

Switching from Am7 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. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

16. Em7 → A7 chord transition

Switching from Em7 to A7:

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on D string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

17. 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.

18. G7 → Bm chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

19. Bm → E7 chord transition

To move from Bm to E7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

20. F#7 → Bm chord transition

Here's how to move from F#7 to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

21. Bm7 → Em chord transition

To move from Bm7 to Em:

  1. While playing Bm7, lift your index finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your middle finger from B string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on D string from fret 4 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

22. Em → G7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to G7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

23. 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 2 times.

24. Dm → E7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm to E7:

  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 G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

25. D7 → C chord transition

Switching from D7 to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

26. C → G chord transition

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

This transition appears in the verse.

Walkin' My Baby Back Home chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Walkin' My Baby Back Home.

  • Walkin' My Baby Back Home includes 78 chord transitions, 26 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Walkin' My Baby Back Home contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Walkin' My Baby Back Home connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (51%), G7 (18%), and C (6%).
    • D7 → G: 51%
    • D7 → G7: 18%
    After A7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (41%), D7 (18%), and Dm (13%).
    • A7 → D7: 18%
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