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Take Me Out to the Ball Game chords

Jack Norworth (words), Albert Von Tilzer (music), 1908

Norworth reportedly wrote the words on a train before he had ever been to a game. It is sung during the seventh-inning stretch at baseball games.

Chords
5
Level
Easy
Time
3/4

Chords

C×321
G7321
A7×12
Dm××231
D7××213

Chart

Verse

  1. C
  2. /
  3. G7
  4. /
  5. C
  6. /
  7. G7
  8. /
  9. A7
  10. /
  11. Dm
  12. /
  13. D7
  14. /
  15. G7
  16. /
  17. C
  18. /
  19. G7
  20. /
  21. C
  22. /
  23. G7
  24. /
  25. Dm
  26. /
  27. A7
  28. /
  29. Dm
  30. G7
  31. C
  32. /

How to play it

You need 5 chords: C, G7, A7, Dm and D7. The change you'll make most is C to G7, so practice switching between those two slowly before playing along.

Each box is one bar of 3/4 time. Strum the chord on the beat, and change when the next box starts. A slash means keep playing the same chord.

Questions

What chords are in Take Me Out to the Ball Game?

This arrangement uses C, G7, A7, Dm and D7.

Is Take Me Out to the Ball Game easy to play on guitar?

Fairly. None of the 5 chords needs a full barre, though there are a few more shapes to learn.