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Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Jollity Farm Ukulele Chords

ChordsG, D7, A7, C, Gdim, E7, Am
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

GThere’safarmcalledMiserybutGofthat,we’llhavenone
D7Becauseweknowofonethat’sGalwayslotsoffun(Ha!Ha!)
AndGthisone’snameisJollity, Gbelievemefolks,it’sgreat
ForA7everythingsingsouttous,aswegothroughtheD7gate
GAllthelittlepigs,theygruntandhowl
TheD7catsmeow
TheGdogsbow-wow
CEverbodyGmakesaE7row
AmDownonD7JollityGFarm
CGCGD7D7
GAllthelittlepigstheygruntandhowl:Grunt!Howl!Grunt!Howl!
TheD7catsmeow:Me-ow!Me-ow!
TheGdogsbowwow:Ruff!Ruff!Ruff!Ruff!
CEverbodyGmakesaE7row
AmDownonD7JollityGFarm
GAllthelittlebirdsgoTweetTweetTweet
TheD7lambsallbleat:Baaaah!
AndGshaketheirfeet:Rattle!
CEverthing’saGperfectE7treat
AmDownonD7JollityGFarm
CRegularashabit
TheGcocksbegintocrow(Cock-a-doodle-doo)
CAndtheoldbuckrabbit
SingsD7”Stuffitupyourjumper!”Vo-doh-dee-oh!
GAllthelittleducksgoQuackQuackQuack
TheD7cowsallmoo:Moo!
TheGbulldoestoo:Whonk!
CEveronesaysGhowdoyouE7do
A7DownonD7JollityGFarm
CGCGD7G
AlbumGorilla
GenresRock
Year1967
KeyG
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Jollity Farm on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band - Jollity Farm on ukulele requires 7 chords and 11 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.

Jollity Farm uses these transitions most often: D7 → G (13), G → C (10), and G → D7 (7). 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 - D7 chord transition.

1. G → D7 chord transition

Switching from G to D7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

G to D7

2. G → A7 chord transition

Switching from G to A7:

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

This transition appears in the section.

G to A7

3. A7 → D7 chord transition

Switching from A7 to D7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

A7 to D7

4. G → C chord transition

Switching 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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 10 times.

G to C

5. C → Gdim chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Gdim:

  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 1.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 1.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

6. Gdim → G chord transition

To move from Gdim to G:

  1. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger on A string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

7. G → E7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G to E7:

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G 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 A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

8. E7 → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from E7 to Am:

  1. While playing E7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

9. Am → D7 chord transition

Switching from Am to D7:

  1. While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

10. C → D7 chord transition

To move from C to D7:

  1. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

11. E7 → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from E7 to A7:

  1. While playing E7, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section.

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

  • Jollity Farm includes 58 chord transitions, 11 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Jollity Farm contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Jollity Farm 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 → D7: 1%
    After D7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (51%), G7 (18%), and C (6%).
    • D7 → G: 51%