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Dan Fogelberg - Longer Ukulele Chords

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ChordsG, Am7, Gmaj7, C, Bb, D7, D, F, Eb
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

GLongerAm7thanthere’vebeenGmaj7fishesintheCocean
GHigherAm7thananyGmaj7birdeverCflew
GLongerAm7thanthere’vebeenGmaj7starsupintheCheavens
BbI’vebeeninD7lovewithGyouCD
GStrongerAm7thananyGmaj7mountain Ccathedral
GTruerAm7thananyGmaj7treeeverCgrew
GDeeperAm7thananyGmaj7forest Cprimeval
BbIaminD7lovewithGyouCD
FI’llCbringEbfireintheBbwinters
FYou’llCsendEbshowersintheBbspring
FWe’llCflyEbthroughthefallsandBbsummers
withD7loveonourD7wings
GThroughtheAm7yearsasthe
Gmaj7firestartstoCmellow
GBurningAm7linesintheGmaj7bookofourClives
GThroughthebindingAm7cracks
andtheGmaj7pagesstarttoCyellow
BbI’llbeinD7lovewithGyou
BbI’llbeinD7lovewithGyou
FCEbBbFCEbBb
FCEbBbD7D7D7D7
GLongerAm7thanthere’vebeenGmaj7fishesintheCocean
GHigherAm7thananyGmaj7birdeverCflew
GLongerAm7thanthere’vebeenGmaj7starsupintheCheavens
BbI’vebeeninD7lovewithGyou
BbI’vebeeninD7lovewithGyouBbD7G
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ArtistDan Fogelberg
AlbumPhoenix
GenresRock
Year1979
KeyG
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Longer on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Dan Fogelberg - Longer on ukulele requires 9 chords and 16 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.

Longer uses these transitions most often: Am7 → Gmaj7 (12), G → Am7 (12), and Gmaj7 → C (12). 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 - Am7 chord transition.

1. G → Am7 chord transition

Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele Am7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-0Ukulele Am7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from G to Am7:

  1. While playing G, first lift your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 12 times.

G to Am7

2. Am7 → Gmaj7 chord transition

Ukulele Am7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-0Ukulele Am7 chord diagram
Ukulele Gmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-2Ukulele Gmaj7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from Am7 to Gmaj7:

  1. Place index finger on C string fret 2.
  2. Place middle finger on E string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 12 times.

Am7 to Gmaj7

3. Gmaj7 → C chord transition

Ukulele Gmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-2-2Ukulele Gmaj7 chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

To move from Gmaj7 to C:

  1. While playing Gmaj7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 12 times.

Gmaj7 to C

4. C → G chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram

To move from C to G:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.

C to G

5. C → Bb chord transition

Switching from C to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

6. Bb → D7 chord transition

Switching from Bb to D7:

  1. While playing Bb, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 3 to A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 9 times.

7. 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 9 times.

8. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

9. D → G chord transition

Switching from D to G:

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

This transition appears in the section.

10. D → F chord transition

To move from D to F:

  1. While playing D, lift your ring finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

11. F → C chord transition

Here's how to move from F to C:

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

12. C → Eb chord transition

Switching from C to Eb:

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on A string fret 1.
  3. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

13. Eb → Bb chord transition

To move from Eb to Bb:

  1. While playing Eb, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your ring finger from C string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
  4. Place middle finger on C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

14. Bb → F chord transition

Switching from Bb to F:

  1. While playing Bb, lift your ring finger from G string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

15. G → Bb chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

16. G → F chord transition

To move from G to F:

  1. While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the interlude.

Longer chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Longer.

  • Longer includes 98 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Longer contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Longer 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 → G: 35%
    • C → D: 11%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → F: 9%
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