Neil Young - Cripple Creek Ferry Ukulele Chords
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How to play Cripple Creek Ferry on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Neil Young - Cripple Creek Ferry on ukulele requires 4 chords and 5 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.
Cripple Creek Ferry uses these transitions most often: C → G (23), Am → C (15), and G → Am (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 - Am chord transition.
1. G → Am chord transition
Switching from G to Am:
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 14 times.
2. Am → C chord transition
To move from Am to C:
- While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 15 times.
3. C → G chord transition
Switching from C to G:
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 23 times.
4. G → D7 chord transition
Switching from G to D7:
- While playing G, lift your middle finger from A string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section.
5. D7 → Am chord transition
Switching from D7 to Am:
- While playing D7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section.
Cripple Creek Ferry chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Cripple Creek Ferry.
- Cripple Creek Ferry includes 63 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Cripple Creek Ferry contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Cripple Creek Ferry 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%
- G → Am: 13%
After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).- C → G: 35%