Be-bop Baby Chords

KeyD Capo2st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays420

Be-bop Baby by Ricky Nelson is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D with a capo on the 2st fret. It uses the chords D, G, A and D////. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			Chorus:( for original.) 
D      G   A   D      G   A   D      G   A 
Be-bop ba..by..Be-bop ba..by..Be-bop ba..by. 
D                 A  D 
She's the gal for me-ee. 

#1. 
D                         G         A    
She got plenty of rhythm, plenty of jive, 
D                        G      A 
when we dance she really comes alive. 
D                    G          A 
My love for her's so tender and sweet, 
D                              G       A 
My heart starts poundin' every time we meet. 
D           G            A       D 
Be-bop baby still in her teens...just as sweet  
           G  A 
as she can be-ee. 
D                  G        A            D 
Be-bop baby in her old blue jeans is the be-bop baby 
           G      A        D  (D//// G A x2) 
for me-ee..Be-bop baby for me. 

Chorus: 

#2. 
D                                       G      A 
I'm gonna find her tonight, we're gonna have a time. 
D                      G         A 
I want that baby to be mine, all mine. 
D                         G        A 
A big day's comin' for my baby and me.. 
D                    G          A 
The day she says she belongs to me.. 
D           G            A      D  
Be-bop baby still in her teens, just as sweet 
           G  A 
as she can be-ee. 
D                  G        A            D 
Be-bop baby in her old blue jeans is the be-bop baby 
           G      A        D   (D//// G A  x2.) 
for me-ee..Be-bop baby for me. 

Chorus: 

REPEAT#3. 

Chorus: 


A fifties smash from Kraziekhat. 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante