Everly Brothers - Arms Of Mary Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
How to play Arms Of Mary on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Everly Brothers - Arms Of Mary on ukulele requires 6 chords and 8 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.
Arms Of Mary uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (12), C → G7 (10), and Am → F (4). 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 C - G7 chord transition.
1. C → G7 chord transition
To move from C to G7:
- Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 3 to fret 2.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 10 times.
2. C → Dm chord transition
To move from C to Dm:
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.
3. C → Em chord transition
Switching from C to Em:
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 4.
- Place index finger on A string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
4. Em → Am chord transition
Switching from Em to Am:
- While playing Em, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.
5. Am → F chord transition
To move from Am to F:
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.
6. F → G7 chord transition
To move from F to G7:
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.
7. G7 → Em chord transition
Switching from G7 to Em:
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 4.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
8. C → F chord transition
Switching from C to F:
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section.
Arms Of Mary chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Arms Of Mary.
- Arms Of Mary includes 48 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Arms Of Mary contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Arms Of Mary 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 → F: 16%
- C → Em: 8%
After G7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).- G7 → C: 69%
- G7 → Em: 1%