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Carolina Chocolate Drops - Cornbread And Butterbeans Ukulele Chords

ChordsG, C, D7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele D7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-3 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele D7 chord diagram


[G]Cornbread and butterbeans, and you across the [C]table
[D7]Eating beans and making love, as long as I am [G]able
[G]Hoein’ corn and cotton too, and when the day is [C]over
[D7]Ride the mule, a crazy fool, and love again all [G]over


[G]Goodbye. don’t you cry. I’m going to Lou’s[C]iana,
[D7]Buy a dog and a big fat hog and marry Suzy [G]Anna.
[G]Sing-song, ding-dong, gonna take a trip to [C]China,
[D7]Cornbread and butter beans, and there to Caro[G]lina.


[G]Cornbread and butterbeans, and you across the [C]table
[D7]Eating beans and making love, as long as I am [G]able
[G]Hoein’ corn and cotton too, and when the day is [C]over
[D7]Ride the mule, a crazy fool, and love again all [G]over


[G]Wearing shoes and drinking booze, is goin’ against the [C]Bible
[D7]A necktie will make you die, and cause you lots of [G]trouble
[G]Street cars and whiskey bars, and kissing pretty [C]women
[D7]Woah man, that’s the end, of a terrible be[G]ginning


[G]Cornbread and butterbeans, and you across the [C]table
[D7]Eating beans and making love, as long as I am [G]able
[G]Hoein’ corn and cotton too, and when the day is [C]over
[D7]Ride the mule, a crazy fool, and love again all [G]over


[G]Can’t read and don’t care, and education’s [C]awful
[D7]Raising heck and writing checks, it oughtta be [G]unlawful
[G]Silk hose and pretty clothes is just a waste of [C]money
[D7]I can see how glad you’ll be to marry me, my [G]honey


[G]Cornbread and butterbeans, and you across the [C]table
[D7]Eating beans and making love, as long as I am [G]able
[G]Hoein’ corn and cotton too, and when the day is [C]over
[D7]Ride the mule, a crazy fool, and love again all [G]over

AlbumGenuine Negro Jig
GenresCountry, Pop
Year2010
KeyG
DifficultyEasy

How to play Cornbread And Butterbeans on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

The Carolina Chocolate Drops - Cornbread And Butterbeans on ukulele requires 3 chords and 3 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.

Cornbread And Butterbeans uses these transitions most often: C → D7 (14), D7 → G (14), and G → C (14). 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 G - C chord transition.

1. G → C chord transition

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.
G to C

3. D7 → G chord transition

To move from D7 to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
D7 to G

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Cornbread And Butterbeans.

  • Cornbread And Butterbeans includes 42 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Cornbread And Butterbeans contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Cornbread And Butterbeans connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → D7: 1%