Red Mountain - Come Thou Long Expected Jesus Ukulele Chords
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How to play Come Thou Long Expected Jesus on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Red Mountain - Come Thou Long Expected Jesus on ukulele requires 5 chords and 7 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.
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus uses these transitions most often: D → Bm (26), A → D (22), and Bm → G (18). 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 - Bm chord transition.
1. D → Bm chord transition
Switching from D to Bm:
- While playing D, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 4.
This transition appears in the section, played 26 times.
2. Bm → G chord transition
Switching from Bm to G:
- Keep index finger on C string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 18 times.
3. G → A chord transition
Here's how to move from G to A:
- While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
- Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 18 times.
4. A → D chord transition
Here's how to move from A to D:
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 22 times.
5. D → G chord transition
Here's how to move from D to G:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.
6. Bm → A chord transition
Switching from Bm to A:
- While playing Bm, lift your ring finger from G string fret 4.
- Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.
7. D → Em chord transition
Switching from D to Em:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 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 E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 4.
This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.
Come Thou Long Expected Jesus chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Come Thou Long Expected Jesus.
- Come Thou Long Expected Jesus includes 116 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Come Thou Long Expected Jesus contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Come Thou Long Expected Jesus connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
- D → G: 28%
- D → Em: 17%
After Bm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (25%), A (19%), and Em (13%).- Bm → G: 25%
- Bm → A: 19%