The Four Seasons delivered unforgettable pop hits that blended falsetto vocals with catchy rhythms and powerful melodies.
On this page, you'll find six of their most iconic songs arranged for acoustic guitar, including Sherry, Walk Like a Man, and Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.
Whether you're a fan of their 1960s doo-wop sound or their later pop-soul revival hits, these tutorials make it easy to strum along with timeless music that still holds up today.
Big Girls Don't Cry is a classic song by the American pop rock band The Four Seasons. It was released in 1962 as a single from their album "Sherry & 11 Others." The song was written by Bob Gaudio along with Bob Crewe, who was also the band's producer.
The song's catchy melody and emotional lyrics made it a hit, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States and #2 in the UK Singles Chart.
The song was a #1 hit reaching #1 in both the US and Canada and #13 in the UK.
For rhythm here play a down down up down up down up and repeat with down strokes also in some places. I play this in standard tuning with the chords G, Bm, Am7, D, Em, Am, D7, C, E and an A.
Can't Take My Eyes Off Of You was actually a solo single by Frankie Valli, after he left The Four Seasons. The song was released in 1967 and was written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, who were members of The Four Seasons and had previously worked with Valli on many of the group's hits.
The song was a huge
success for Valli, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the
United States and #3 in the UK Singles Chart.
A radio station in Windsor On Canada played this song extensively and since those airwaves covered Detroit just across the river, helped Frankie Valli get a #2 hit with this song on both sides of the border.
Played in standard tuning with a root down up down up root up down up and repeat pattern and no lead. For chords play a Gm, A7,D, Dmaj7, D7, G, E7, Em, Bm, B7, C7, F, Am, A+ and A+m.
Oh What A Night is
a popular song by The Four Seasons, released in 1975. The song was
written by Bob Gaudio and Judy Parker, and it was included in the
group's album "Who Loves You." This was The Four Seasons last #1 hit.
The track was a huge commercial success, reaching #1 on the
Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States and #3 in the UK Singles
Chart.
A surprise to some was the lead singer of the song wasn't Frankie Valli but instead drummer Gerry Polci.
This one is played in standard tuning with a steady up and down shuffle with accents on various parts within the chord changes. No lean but a few riffs with the chords C, F ,G, Dm, Am, D and am Em.
Sherry was written by Bob Gaudio and became a #1 hit in several countries back in 1962. The original name was Jackie baby, then became Teri Baby and finally Sherry, after the name of Gaudio's best friend Jack Spector's daughter.
The song was included in their album "Sherry & 11 Others."
This track has also been featured in numerous movies and TV shows, including the 1993 film "Sleepless in Seattle."
"Sherry" was a huge commercial success, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States and #4 in the UK Singles Chart. It was The Four Seasons' first #1 hit, and it helped to establish them as one of the most successful vocal groups of the 1960s.
I play this with a capo 2nd fret in standard tuning with the chords G, Em, Am, D, D7, B7, E and A. Some lead here but not in the original as you play a down down up down down up rhythm pattern as well was root down up root up down up in the middle of the song.
Walk Like A Man
was not written by Bob Gaudio, who wrote many hits for The Four
Seasons. Instead this one was written by a guy by the name of Bob Crewe,
was also a co-writer on many of those hits, including this song from
1963.
"Walk Like a
Man" was a commercial success, reaching #1 on the Billboard Hot 100
chart in the United States and #12 in the UK Singles Chart.
Writer Bob
Crewe at the time would not leave the studio in his attempt to get the
perfect mix, in sprite a fire blazing away on the floor above. Firemen
had to cut through the studio door and pull Crewe out.
Capo 3rd is the original key in standard tuning but no lead with the chords G, C/G, C, F, Am and a Dm7. For rhythm play a root down up root up down up for the verse pattern and root up down up root up down up[ pattern for the chorus.
Workin My Way Back To You was recorded by both The Four Seasons in 1966 and The Spinners in 1980.
The song was written by Sandy Linzer and Denny Randell, and it was included in the group's album "Working My Way Back to You and More Great New Hits."
"Working My Way Back to You" was a commercial success, reaching #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States and #11 in the UK Singles Chart.
It has also been featured in numerous movies and TV shows, including the 2005 film "The Wedding Date."
Played in standard tuning with a down up stop up down up stop up rhythm pattern and no lead. For chords play a G, Dm, C, F, B, Am, Am/G, D7, D, D/Gb, Edim, Cm and a C/G.
Whether you're exploring doo-wop for the first time or reliving the magic of 1960s pop, these Four Seasons guitar tutorials will get you strumming and singing along.
With just a few basic chords and steady rhythm, you’ll capture the energy and emotion of some of the greatest pop hits ever recorded. For more retro sounds, check out our pages on the Beach Boys, Roy Orbison, and the Everly Brothers.