John Hiatt - Crossing Muddy Waters Ukulele Chords
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How to play Crossing Muddy Waters on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
John Hiatt - Crossing Muddy Waters 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.
Crossing Muddy Waters uses these transitions most often: C → D (20), D → Em (10), and D → G (10). 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
Switching from G to C:
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 10 times.
2. C → D chord transition
Switching from C to D:
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 20 times.
3. D → Em chord transition
To move 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 10 times.
4. Em → C chord transition
Here's how to move from Em to C:
- While playing Em, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 10 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 10 times.
Crossing Muddy Waters chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Crossing Muddy Waters.
- Crossing Muddy Waters includes 60 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Crossing Muddy Waters contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Crossing Muddy Waters 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 → D: 11%
After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).- D → G: 28%
- D → Em: 17%