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George Formby - Frigid Air Fanny Ukulele Chords

ChordsC, Dm, D7, Am, D, G, G7, F, C7, G#7, Dm7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

CAforeigndametoEnglandcame,forDmmonthsshe’dbeenafloat
D7TravellingDfirstCclass,D7that’stheworstclass,
GonaD7cattleG7boatDmF
CSeeherwithaFgayragCwrappedaroundherFhaybag,
CwagglingherC7tambourine
G7That’sCFrigidAirD7Fanny
fromtheG#7ArgentineAmDm7
CAtthe Fcabaretshow, CrottenapplesFtheythrow,
Cshouting“KeeptheC7partyFclean”
G7That’sCFrigidAirD7Fanny
fromtheG#7ArgentineAmDm7
NowC7don’ttellhershe’sfrozenmutton,
FforC7ifFyouFdo
D7Soonyou’llgetthefrozenmitt
andthecoldshoulderG7tooDmF
CYoucan Frecogniseher,there’sCnothingto Fdisguiseher,
CExcptabitofC7crepedeFchine
G7That’sCFrigidAirD7Fanny
fromtheG#7ArgentineAmDm7
NowCsinceachild,outinthewild,
that’sDmwheresheusedtodwell,
D7InAmtheD7landCwhereD7beefgetscannedthere,
GshegetsD7cannedasG7wellDmF
CSittingonanFicebox,CmeltingalltheFiceblocks,
CShe’sthehottestC7thingyou’veFseen
G7That’sCFrigidAirD7Fanny
fromtheG#7ArgentineAmDm7
CWhenshedoestheFRumba,CPolicementakeherFnumber
AndCfiremendashC7ontheFscene
G7ToCFrigidAirD7FannyfromtheG#7ArgentineAmDm7
NowC7don’ttellhershe’sfrozenmutton,FforC7ifFyouFdo
D7Soonyou’llgetthefrozenmittandthecoldshoulderG7tooDmF
HerCteetharenotaFgrandset,sheCboughtasecondFhandset,
CAndstuck’EmC7inwith Fsecotine
G7That’sCFrigidAirD7FannyfromtheG#7ArgentineAmDm7
NowC7don’ttellhershe’sfrozenmutton,FforC7ifFyouFdo
D7Soonyou’llgetthefrozenmittandthecoldshoulderG7tooDmF
CPeoplecallherFtwo-faced,CtyingupherFshoelace
YoucanseetheC7facetheyFmean
G7OnCFrigidAirD7FannyfromtheG#7ArgentineAmDm7
AlbumSingle
GenresFolk, Pop
Year1938
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Frigid Air Fanny on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

George Formby - Frigid Air Fanny on ukulele requires 11 chords and 22 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.

Frigid Air Fanny uses these transitions most often: F → C (19), C → F (14), and G7 → C (14). 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 - Dm chord transition.

1. C → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

C to Dm

2. Dm → D7 chord transition

Switching from Dm to D7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

Dm to D7

3. D7 → Am chord transition

Switching from D7 to Am:

  1. While playing D7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

D7 to Am

4. Am → D chord transition

To move from Am to D:

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

This transition appears in the section.

Am to D

5. D → C chord transition

Switching from D to C:

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

This transition appears in the section.

6. C → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from C to D7:

  1. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

7. D7 → G chord transition

To move from D7 to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

8. D7 → G7 chord transition

Switching from D7 to G7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

9. G7 → Dm chord transition

Switching from G7 to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

10. Dm → F chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm to F:

  1. While playing Dm, lift your ring finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

11. F → C chord transition

To move from F to C:

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 19 times.

12. C → C7 chord transition

Switching from C to C7:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on A string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

13. C7 → F chord transition

Switching from C7 to F:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 13 times.

14. F → G7 chord transition

Here's how to move from F to G7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

15. G7 → C chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to C:

  1. While playing G7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 14 times.

16. D7 → G#7 chord transition

To move from D7 to G#7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

17. G#7 → G7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G#7 to G7:

  1. While playing G#7, lift your pinky from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

18. C → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Am:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

19. Am → Dm7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to Dm7:

  1. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

20. Dm7 → C chord transition

To move from Dm7 to C:

  1. While playing Dm7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

21. Dm7 → C7 chord transition

To move from Dm7 to C7:

  1. While playing Dm7, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

22. F → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from F to D7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Frigid Air Fanny.

  • Frigid Air Fanny includes 152 chord transitions, 22 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Frigid Air Fanny contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Frigid Air Fanny connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → F: 16%
    • C → Am: 10%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → G7: 3%