Emmylou Harris - Blue Kentucky Girl Ukulele Chords
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How to play Blue Kentucky Girl on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Emmylou Harris - Blue Kentucky Girl on ukulele requires 5 chords and 6 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.
Blue Kentucky Girl uses these transitions most often: C7 → F (9), F → G7 (9), and Bb → F (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 F - Bb chord transition.
1. F → Bb chord transition
Here's how to move from F to Bb:
- 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 G string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.
2. 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 section, played 9 times.
3. G7 → C chord transition
To move from G7 to C:
- While playing G7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.
4. C → C7 chord transition
Here's how to move from C to C7:
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on A string fret 1.
This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.
5. C7 → F chord transition
Here's how to move from C7 to F:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.
6. G7 → C7 chord transition
Switching from G7 to C7:
- While playing G7, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.
Blue Kentucky Girl chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Blue Kentucky Girl.
- Blue Kentucky Girl includes 47 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Blue Kentucky Girl contains 2 of the top 25 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Blue Kentucky Girl connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
- F → Bb: 5%
- F → G7: 3%
After G7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).- G7 → C: 69%
- G7 → C7: 5%