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Frank Sinatra - You Make Me Feel So Young Chords

ChordsG, Am7, D7, Gmaj7, A7, Cmaj7, Bm7, Em7, G7, Em, Gm, Dm, Gm7, Am, D, C, E7
Strumming↓-↓↑

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  • Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram
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  • Guitar Bm7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-4-2-3-2 Barre at fret 2.Guitar Bm7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-0-0-0Guitar Em7 chord diagram
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  • Guitar Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-0-0-0Guitar Em chord diagram
  • Guitar Gm chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-0-0-3-3Guitar Gm chord diagram
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  • Guitar Gm7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-x-3-3-3-x Barre at fret 3.Guitar Gm7 chord diagram
  • Guitar Am chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-2-1-0Guitar Am chord diagram
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[G] [Am7] [D7]
[Gmaj7]You make me feel so [D7]young.
[Gmaj7]You make me [A7]feel, so [D7]spring has sprung.
[G]And every time I [Cmaj7]see you grin,
I’m [Bm7]such a [Em7]happy [D7]individual.


[Gmaj7]The moment [G7]that you [Am7]speak, [D7]
[G7]I wanna go play [D7]hide and seek.
[Gmaj7]I wanna [Em]go and [Cmaj7]bounce the moon,
just [Bm7]like a [Em7]toy ba[D7]lloon.


[Gm]You and [Dm]I, are [Gm7]just like a couple of [G7]tots,
[A7]runnin’ across a [D7]meadow,
[Am]pickin’ up [D7]lots of [D]forget me [D7]nots.


[G7]You make me feel so [D7]young.
[C]You make me [E7]feel there are [D]songs to be [D7]sung,
[G]bells to be [Dm]rung, and a [C]wonderful fling to be [Bm7]flung.
[E7]And even when I’m old and [A7]gray,
[G]I’m gonna feel the way I [Gmaj7]do [E7]today.
[Am7]‘Cause you make me [D7]feel so [G7]young.


[Gmaj7]You make me feel so [D7]young.
[Gmaj7]You make me [A7]feel, so [D7]spring has sprung.
[G]And every time I [Cmaj7]see you grin,
I’m [Bm7]such a [Em7]happy [D7]individual.


[Gmaj7]The moment [G7]that you [Am7]speak, [D7]
[G7]I wanna go play [D7]hide and seek.
[Gmaj7]I wanna [Em]go and [Cmaj7]bounce the moon,
just [Bm7]like a [Em7]toy ba[D7]lloon.


[Gm]You and [Dm]I, are [Gm7]just like a couple of [G7]tots,
[A7]runnin’ across a [D7]meadow,
[Am]pickin’ up [D7]lots of [D]forgetme[D7]nots.


[G7]You make me feel so [D7]young.
[C]You make me [E7]feel there are [D]songs to be [D7]sung,
[G]bells to be [Dm]rung, and a [C]wonderful fling to be [Bm7]flung.
[E7]And even when I’m old and [A7]gray,
[G]I’m gonna feel the way I [Gmaj7]do [E7]today.
[Am7]‘Cause you make me [D7]feel so [G7]young.

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AlbumSingle
GenresJazz, Pop
Year1956
KeyC

How to play You Make Me Feel So Young on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Frank Sinatra - You Make Me Feel So Young on guitar requires 17 chords and 34 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.

You Make Me Feel So Young uses these transitions most often: D7 → Gmaj7 (7), D7 → G7 (6), and Am7 → D7 (5). 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 - Am7 chord transition.

1. G → Am7 chord transition

To move from G to Am7;

  1. While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
G to Am7

2. Am7 → D7 chord transition

To move 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.
Am7 to D7

3. D7 → Gmaj7 chord transition

To move from D7 to Gmaj7;

  1. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
D7 to Gmaj7

4. Gmaj7 → A7 chord transition

To move from Gmaj7 to A7;

  1. While playing Gmaj7, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to B string fret 2.
Gmaj7 to A7

5. A7 → D7 chord transition

To move 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.

6. D7 → G chord transition

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.

7. G → Cmaj7 chord transition

To move from G to Cmaj7;

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

8. Cmaj7 → Bm7 chord transition

To move from Cmaj7 to Bm7;

  1. Lift your index finger from D 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 A string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 4.

9. Bm7 → Em7 chord transition

To move from Bm7 to Em7;

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

10. Em7 → D7 chord transition

To move from Em7 to D7;

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

11. Gmaj7 → G7 chord transition

To move from Gmaj7 to G7;

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

12. G7 → Am7 chord transition

To move from G7 to Am7;

  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 B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.

13. D7 → G7 chord transition

To move 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.

14. Gmaj7 → Em chord transition

To move from Gmaj7 to Em;

  1. While playing Gmaj7, lift your index finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on D string fret 2.

15. Em → Cmaj7 chord transition

To move from Em to Cmaj7;

  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 A string fret 3.
  3. Place index finger on D string fret 2.

16. D7 → Gm chord transition

To move from D7 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 G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

17. Gm → Dm chord transition

To move from Gm to Dm;

  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 E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on B string fret 3.

18. Dm → Gm7 chord transition

To move from Dm to Gm7;

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

19. Gm7 → G7 chord transition

To move from Gm7 to G7;

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

20. G7 → A7 chord transition

To move from G7 to A7;

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

21. D7 → Am chord transition

To move from D7 to Am;

  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 G string fret 2.

22. D7 → D chord transition

To move from D7 to D;

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

23. D7 → C chord transition

To move 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.

24. C → E7 chord transition

To move 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.

25. E7 → D chord transition

To move from E7 to D;

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on B string fret 3.

26. G → Dm chord transition

To move from G to Dm;

  1. Lift your index finger from A 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 E string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 3.

27. Dm → C chord transition

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.

28. C → Bm7 chord transition

To move from C to Bm7;

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

29. 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.

30. E7 → A7 chord transition

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.

31. 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.

32. G → Gmaj7 chord transition

To move from G to Gmaj7;

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

33. Gmaj7 → E7 chord transition

To move from Gmaj7 to E7;

  1. While playing Gmaj7, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.

34. E7 → Am7 chord transition

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.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in You Make Me Feel So Young.

  • You Make Me Feel So Young includes 102 chord transitions, 34 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • You Make Me Feel So Young contains 2 of the top 25 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how You Make Me Feel So Young 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 Gmaj7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (53%), G7 (15%), and E7 (7%).
    • Gmaj7 → G7: 15%
    • Gmaj7 → E7: 7%