Burl Ives - A Little Bitty Tear Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
How to play A Little Bitty Tear on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Burl Ives - A Little Bitty Tear on ukulele requires 3 chords and 2 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.
A Little Bitty Tear uses these transitions most often: C → G7 (17), G7 → C (17), and C → F (8). 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 C - F chord transition.
1. C → F chord transition
To move from C to F:
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.
2. C → G7 chord transition
Here's how to move from C to G7:
- Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 3 to fret 2.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 17 times.
A Little Bitty Tear chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in A Little Bitty Tear.
- A Little Bitty Tear includes 50 chord transitions, 2 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- A Little Bitty Tear contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how A Little Bitty Tear 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 → F: 16%
- C → G7: 2%
After G7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).- G7 → C: 69%