Nat King Cole - When My Sugar Walks Down the Street Chords
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How to play When My Sugar Walks Down the Street on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Nat King Cole - When My Sugar Walks Down the Street on guitar requires 5 chords and 6 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.
When My Sugar Walks Down the Street uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (8), C → G7 (4), and A7 → Dm (2). 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
Here's how to move from C to G7:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.
This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.
2. C → D7 chord transition
Here's how to move from C to D7:
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
3. D7 → G7 chord transition
Switching from D7 to G7:
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 1.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
4. C → A7 chord transition
Here's how to move from C to A7:
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to B string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
5. A7 → Dm chord transition
Switching from A7 to Dm:
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
6. Dm → G7 chord transition
Switching from Dm to G7:
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from B string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
When My Sugar Walks Down the Street chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in When My Sugar Walks Down the Street.
- When My Sugar Walks Down the Street includes 22 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- When My Sugar Walks Down the Street contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how When My Sugar Walks Down the Street 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 → G7: 2%
- C → D7: 1%
After G7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).- G7 → C: 69%