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Jeff Buckley - All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun Ukulele Chords

ChordsD, Am, Bm, G, C, Em, A, F#
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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DAmBmGCDAmBmGC
MyeyesEmareDbaptism.AOh,CIamfilth.
AndEmsingher,tomyDface,Coh,phantomelusivething,Oh…
DAllflowersinAmtimebendtowardsBmthesun,
GIknowyousaythatthere’sno-oneforyou,Cbuthereisone,
DAllflowersinAmtimebendtowardsBmthesun,
GIknowyousaythatthere’sno-oneforyou,CbuthereisBmone,Chereisone.
EmF#GCBmC
EmHereisone.F#GCBmC
EmAah,ooh.OneDthatcanneverbeCknown,
EmEitheralldrunkwiththeDworldatherfeet,Corsoberwithnoplacetogo.
DAllflowersinAmtimebendtowardsBmthesun,
GIknowyousaythatthere’sno-oneforyou,Cbuthereisone,
DAllflowersinAmtimebendtowardsBmthesun,
GIknowyousaythatthere’sno-oneforyou,CbuthereisBmone,Chereisone.
EmF#GCBmC
EmYoucouldcomewithme,Dwecouldtravelround,
Emfadingfartherfromme,DwithyourfaceinmyDwindowEmcall,
WhenwillyouweepformeDSweetEmwillow…
EmGCCEmGCC
EmIt’soktobeGangry,butnottohurtCme
CYourEmhappiness,yes,yes,yesGdarling,Cdarling,Coh.
DAllflowersinAmtimebendtowardsBmthesun,
GIknowyousaythatthere’sno-oneforyou,Cbuthereisone,
DAllflowersinAmtimebendtowardsBmthesun,
GIknowyousaythatthere’sno-oneforyou,CbuthereisBmone,Chereisone.
AlbumSingle
Year1996
KeyD
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Jeff Buckley - All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun on ukulele requires 8 chords and 13 core chord transitions. You can find the full step-by-step guide below. Before you start, tune your instrument. The song uses the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ pattern; practice it muted first, or simplify to downstrokes while you learn the changes.

All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun uses these transitions most often: G → C (15), C → Em (12), and Am → Bm (8). These transitions may feel a little challenging at first, but with steady practice you can play this song quickly.When you are ready, begin with D - Am chord transition.

1. D → Am chord transition

To move from D to Am:

  1. While playing D, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.

D to Am

2. Am → Bm chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to Bm:

  1. While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.

Am to Bm

3. Bm → G chord transition

Switching from Bm to G:

  1. Keep index finger on C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.

Bm to G

4. G → C chord transition

Here's how to move from G to C:

  1. While playing G, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 15 times.

G to C

5. C → D chord transition

Here's how to move from C to D:

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.

6. C → Em chord transition

To move from C to Em:

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 4.
  2. Place index finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 12 times.

7. Em → D chord transition

Switching from Em to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to C string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

8. D → A chord transition

To move from D to A:

  1. While playing D, lift your ring finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

9. A → C chord transition

Here's how to move from A to C:

  1. While playing A, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

10. C → Bm chord transition

To move from C to Bm:

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 4.
  2. Place index finger on C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

11. Em → F# chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to F#:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

12. F# → G chord transition

To move from F# to G:

  1. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

13. Em → G chord transition

Switching from Em to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun.

  • All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun includes 97 chord transitions, 13 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → D: 11%
    • C → Em: 8%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → A: 17%
    • D → Em: 17%