My Favorite Things chords
by Julie Andrews
- Lyrics: Richard Rodgers / Music: Oscar Hammerstein
- Original Published Key: Em (tabbed chords below)
- Sound Of Music: Key of Ebm in 3/4 time at a lively animated tempo.
- Easier in Dm with Chords: Dm, Bbmaj7, Gm7, C7, F, Bb, A7, D, G, G7, C7b9
- Beginners: If you can't play barre chords, there are open chord alternatives that only use the top 4 strings:
Bbmaj7 - xx3231
Gm7 - xx3333 (easy mini-barre)
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note




























My Favorite Things - Dm
Capo on 1st fret if playing with the video
The Relative Major Key of Dm is highlighted (F) - Transpose to any other key.Dm 1. Rain-drops on ros-es and whisk-ers on kit-tens Bbmaj7 Bright cop-per ket-tles and warm wool-en mit-tens Gm7 C7 F Bb Brown pa-per pack-a-ges tied up with strings F Bb Gm6 A7 Dm These are a few of my fa-vor-ite things | | 𝄎 | Dm 2. Cream col-ored pon-ies and crisp ap-ple strud-els Bbmaj7 Door-bells and sleigh-bells and schnitz-el with noo-dles Gm7 C7 F Bb Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings F Bb Gm6 A7 D These are a few of my fa-vor-ite things. | | 𝄎 | Dm 3. Girls in white dress-es with blue sat-in sash-es Bbmaj7 Snow-flakes that stay on my nose and eye-lash-es Gm7 C7 F Bb Sil-ver white win-ters that melt in-to springs F Bb Gm6 A7 These are a few of my fa-vor-ite things Dm Gm6 A7 Refrain: When the dog bites When the bee stings Dm Bb When I'm feel-ing sad Bb G7 I sim-ply re-mem-ber my fa-vor-ite things F Bb F Bb F C7b9 And then I don't | feel / | | C7 F Bb F C7 F F So bad | 𝄎 | | 𝄎 | | | | ↑ |
Chords in Em
Original Published Key:
Em E Cmaj7 A A7 Am7 Am6 D7 G C B7 D7b9 e |--0---0---0---0---0---0---2---2---3---3---2---5--| B |--0---0---0---2---2---1---1---1---0---3---0---4--| G |--0---1---0---2---0---0---2---2---0---3---2---5--| D |--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---5---1---4--| A |--2---2---3---0---0---0---0-------2---5---2---5--| E |--0-------------------------------3---3----------| B(mini-4) Numbers: frets 0: string is played open B: barre chord B(mini-4): mini barre on 4th fret over strings 2,3,4 unmarked strings: don't play
Songs from The Sound Of Music on this site:
- Climb Every Mountain
- Do Re Mi
- Edelweiss
- My Favorite Things
- Sixteen Going On Seventeen
- The Sound Of Music