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Eydie Gorme - Yes My Darling Daughter Chords

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ChordsAm, Dm, E7, C, G7, F, F#dim
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

AmDmAmE7
AmMama,mayIgooutdancing?
E7Yes,mydarlingAmdaughter
AmMama,mayItryromancing?
E7Yes,mydarlingAmdaughter
CWhatifthere’samoon,mamadarling,
G7andit’sshiningConE7theAmwater
AmMother,mustIkeepondancing?
E7Yes,mydarlingAmdaughter
CWhatifhe’llpropose,mamadarling,
G7whenthenightisE7growingshorter?
AmMama,whatshouldbemyanswer?
E7Yes,mydarlingAmdaughter
AmMama,willitbeexciting?
E7Yes,mydarlingAmdaughter
AmMama,doIlookinviting?
E7Yes,mydarlingAmdaughter
CIfheholdsmetight,mamadarling,
G7andmykneesjustturntowater
AmMamamustIkeepondancing?
E7Yes,mydarlingAmdaughter
CWhatifhepersists,mamadarling,
G7doin’thingsheChadn’tE7oughta
AmMama,whatshouldbemyanswer?
E7Yes,Yes,FYes,Yes,F#dimYes,Yes
E7Mydarling Amdaughter
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ArtistEydie Gorme
AlbumSingle
GenresPop
Year1962
KeyAm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Yes My Darling Daughter on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Eydie Gorme - Yes My Darling Daughter on guitar requires 7 chords and 10 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.

Yes My Darling Daughter uses these transitions most often: E7 → Am (12), Am → E7 (9), and Am → C (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 - Dm chord transition.

1. 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

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.

Am to Dm

2. Am → E7 chord transition

Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
Guitar E7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-1-0-0Guitar E7 chord diagram

Switching from Am to E7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

Am to E7

3. Am → C chord transition

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

To move from Am to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

Am to C

4. 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

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 verse, played 4 times.

C to G7

5. C → E7 chord transition

Switching from C to E7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

6. G7 → E7 chord transition

Switching 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.

7. G7 → Am chord transition

To move from G7 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 1 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

8. E7 → F chord transition

Switching from E7 to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

9. F → F#dim chord transition

Here's how to move from F to F#dim:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

10. F#dim → E7 chord transition

Switching from F#dim to E7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

Yes My Darling Daughter chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Yes My Darling Daughter.

  • Yes My Darling Daughter includes 40 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Yes My Darling Daughter contains 3 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Yes My Darling Daughter connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Chordier are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → C: 16%
    • Am → Dm: 7%
    After E7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are A (31%), Am (28%), and A7 (7%).
    • E7 → Am: 28%
    • E7 → F: 6%
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