Bananaphone chords by Raffi (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

G6
D9
G
D7
E7
Am7
Cm
Em7
A7
F#7
Bm
C
C#dim7
Bbdim7
D7/A
Edim7

Intro 1

Ding-a-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling-ling

Boo-ba-doo-ba-doop

Verse 1
G 
D7 
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring
G 
D7 
Banana phone
G 
D7 
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring
E7 
Banana phone
Am7 
Cm 
G 
Em7 
I've got this feeling, so appealing
A7 
D7 
For us to get together and sing, sing!

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Verse 2

Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring

Banana phone

Ding dong ding dong ding dong ding

Donana phone

Am7

It grows in bunches,

Em7

I've got my hunches

It's the best! Beats the rest!

Cellular, modular, interactivodular

Verse 3
G 
D7 
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring
G 
Banana phone
D7 
(Boop-boo-ba-doo-ba-doop!)
G 
D7 
Ping pong ping pong ping pong ping
E7 
Panana phone
Am7 
Cm 
G 
E7 
It's no baloney, it ain't a phony
A7 
D7 
G 
My cellular, bananular phone

Bridge 1
F#7 
Don't need quarters, don't need dimes
Bm 
To call a friend of mine
F#7 
Don't need  computer or TV
Bm 
To have a real good time
E7 
I'll call for pizza, I'll call my cat
A7 
I'll call the white house, have a chat
Am7 
I'll place a call around the world,
D7 
operator get me

Solo 1
Beijing-jing-jing-jing!
G 
D7 
G 
D7 
G 
D7 
E7 
E7 
Am7 
Am7 
Cm 
G 
E7 
A7 
A7 
D7 
D7 

Solo 2

Am7

Verse 4
G 
D7 
Ring ring ring ring ring ring ring
G 
Banana phone
D7 
(Boop-boo-ba-doo-ba-doop!)
G 
D7 
Ying yang ying yang ying yang ying
E7 
Yonana phone
C 
C#dim7 
It's a real live mama and papa      phone
G 
E7 
A brother and sister and a dogaphone
A7 
D7 
G 
A grandpaphone and a grandmaphone too
E7 
A7 
D7 
Oh yeah! My cellular, bananular

Outro 1
G 
Bbdim7 
D7/A 
(phone)
G 
Edim7 
D7 
G 
Banana phone, ring     ring ring
Bbdim7 
D7/A 
(It's a phone with a         peel!)
G 
Edim7 
D7 
G 
Banana phone, ring     ring ring
Bbdim7 
(Now you can have your phone
D7/A 
and eat it too!)
G 
Edim7 
D7 
G 
Banana phone, ring     ring ring
Bbdim7 
D7/A 
(This song drives me        bananas!)
G 
Edim7 
D7 
G 
Banana phone, ring     ring ring
G6 
Boo-ba-doo-ba-doop-doop-doop

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GuitarPianoUkulele

G6
D9
G
D7
E7
Am7
Cm
Em7
A7
F#7
Bm
C
C#dim7
Bbdim7
D7/A
Edim7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: G majorBPM: 182

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

G6: 3-2-0-0-0-0
D9: x-5-4-5-5-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D7: x-x-0-2-1-2
E7: 0-2-0-1-0-0
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Cm: x-3-5-5-4-x
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
A7: x-0-2-0-2-0
F#7: 2-4-2-3-2-2
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
C#dim7: x-4-5-3-5-x
Bbdim7: x-1-2-0-2-0
D7/A: x-0-4-5-3-x
Edim7: x-x-2-3-2-3

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This is the definitive original version of Bananaphone by Raffi, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Raffi's performance.