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Frank Sinatra - You Make Me Feel So Young Chords

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

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GAm7D7
Gmaj7YoumakemefeelsoD7young.
Gmaj7YoumakemeA7feel,soD7springhassprung.
GAndeverytimeICmaj7seeyougrin,
I’mBm7suchaEm7happyD7individual.
Gmaj7ThemomentG7thatyouAm7speak,D7
G7IwannagoplayD7hideandseek.
Gmaj7IwannaEmgoandCmaj7bouncethemoon,
justBm7likeaEm7toy D7balloon.
GmYouandDmI,areGm7justlikeacoupleofG7tots,
A7runnin’acrossaD7meadow,
Ampickin’upD7lotsofDforgetmeD7nots.
G7YoumakemefeelsoD7young.
CYoumakemeE7feelthereareDsongstobeD7sung,
GbellstobeDmrung,andaCwonderfulflingtobeBm7flung.
E7AndevenwhenI’moldandA7gray,
GI’mgonnafeelthewayIGmaj7doE7today.
Am7‘CauseyoumakemeD7feelsoG7young.
Gmaj7YoumakemefeelsoD7young.
Gmaj7YoumakemeA7feel,soD7springhassprung.
GAndeverytimeICmaj7seeyougrin,
I’mBm7suchaEm7happyD7individual.
Gmaj7ThemomentG7thatyouAm7speak,D7
G7IwannagoplayD7hideandseek.
Gmaj7IwannaEmgoandCmaj7bouncethemoon,
justBm7likeaEm7toy D7balloon.
GmYouandDmI,areGm7justlikeacoupleofG7tots,
A7runnin’acrossaD7meadow,
Ampickin’upD7lotsofDforgetmenots.
G7YoumakemefeelsoD7young.
CYoumakemeE7feelthereareDsongstobeD7sung,
GbellstobeDmrung,andaCwonderfulflingtobeBm7flung.
E7AndevenwhenI’moldandA7gray,
GI’mgonnafeelthewayIGmaj7doE7today.
Am7‘CauseyoumakemeD7feelsoG7young.
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ArtistFrank Sinatra
AlbumSingle
GenresJazz, Pop
Year1956
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

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

Guitar G chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-3Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar Am7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-1-0Guitar Am7 chord diagram

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse.

G to Am7

2. Am7 → D7 chord transition

Guitar Am7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-1-0Guitar Am7 chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram

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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 5 times.

Am7 to D7

3. D7 → Gmaj7 chord transition

Guitar D7 chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-1-2Guitar D7 chord diagram
Guitar Gmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-2Guitar Gmaj7 chord diagram

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

D7 to Gmaj7

4. Gmaj7 → A7 chord transition

Guitar Gmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-2Guitar Gmaj7 chord diagram
Guitar A7 chord diagram Fingering: x-0-2-0-2-0Guitar A7 chord diagram

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

Gmaj7 to A7

5. A7 → D7 chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

6. 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.

7. G → Cmaj7 chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

8. Cmaj7 → Bm7 chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

9. Bm7 → Em7 chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

11. Gmaj7 → G7 chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

12. G7 → Am7 chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

13. D7 → G7 chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

14. Gmaj7 → Em chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

16. D7 → Gm chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

17. Gm → Dm chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

19. Gm7 → G7 chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

20. G7 → A7 chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

21. D7 → Am chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

22. D7 → D chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the verse, played 2 times.

23. 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 chorus, played 2 times.

24. C → E7 chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

26. G → Dm chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

27. Dm → C chord transition

Switching 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 chorus, played 2 times.

28. C → Bm7 chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

29. Bm7 → E7 chord transition

Here's how 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 chorus, played 2 times.

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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

31. A7 → G chord transition

Here's how 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 chorus, played 2 times.

32. G → Gmaj7 chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

33. Gmaj7 → E7 chord transition

Here's how 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

34. E7 → Am7 chord transition

Switching 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 chorus, played 2 times.

You Make Me Feel So Young chord transition analysis

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 (35%), Am7 (26%), and G7 (10%).
    • Gmaj7 → G7: 10%
    • Gmaj7 → E7: 5%
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