Loggins and Messina - Long Tailed Cat Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
How to play Long Tailed Cat on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Loggins and Messina - Long Tailed Cat on ukulele requires 7 chords and 8 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.
Long Tailed Cat uses these transitions most often: A7 → D7 (4), D7 → G (4), and E7 → A7 (4). 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 - E7 chord transition.
1. G → E7 chord transition
Switching from G to E7:
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.
2. E7 → A7 chord transition
Switching from E7 to A7:
- While playing E7, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.
This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.
3. A7 → D7 chord transition
To move from A7 to D7:
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.
4. D7 → G chord transition
To move from D7 to G:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.
5. G → G7 chord transition
To move from G to G7:
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the interlude.
6. G → C chord transition
To move 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 2 times.
7. C → D chord transition
To move 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 2 times.
8. D → G chord transition
Switching 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 2 times.
Long Tailed Cat chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Long Tailed Cat.
- Long Tailed Cat includes 24 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Long Tailed Cat contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Long Tailed Cat 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 → G7: 2%
After E7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are A (31%), Am (28%), and A7 (7%).- E7 → A7: 7%