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Little Richard - Long Tall Sally Ukulele Chords

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ChordsA, A7, D, E7, D7, Dm
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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I’mgonnaAtellAuntMaryA‘boutUncleHohn
AhesaidhehadthemiseryA7buthegotalotoffun
Oh,Dbaby,yeahnowAbaby
WooE7baby,D7somefuntonightA,E7yeah
IAsawUncleJohnwithALongTallSally
heAsawAuntMarycomin’andheA7duckedbackinthealley
Oh,Dbaby,yeahnowAbaby
WooE7baby,D7somefun AtonigaahhE7woo!!!!
AA7DAE7D7AE7
WellALongTallSallyShesaAprettysweetshegot
everythingthatA7UncleJohnneed
Oh,Dbaby,yeahnowAbaby
WooE7baby,D7somefun Atonightaahhhyeahahah!!!!
AA7DAE7D7AE7
Well,we’llAhavesomefuntonight
Isaidwe’llhavesomefuntonight
A7Woo
DEverything’sallright
yeahwe’llAhavesomefuntonight
IsaidE7havesomefun
yeah,D7havesome,Aahhh,ahE7
We’regonnaAhavesomefuntonight
yeahsomefuntonightA7Woo
DEverything’sallright
haveAsomefuntonight,well
We’llE7havesomefunhav’inDmsomefuntonightAyeah
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ArtistLittle Richard
AlbumHere's Little Richard
GenresRock, Rock and roll
Year1957
KeyA
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Long Tall Sally on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Little Richard - Long Tall Sally on ukulele requires 6 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 Tall Sally uses these transitions most often: A → E7 (14), A → A7 (7), and A7 → D (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 A - A7 chord transition.

1. A → A7 chord transition

Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram
Ukulele A7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-1-0-0Ukulele A7 chord diagram

Switching from A to A7:

  1. While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on C string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

A to A7

2. A7 → D chord transition

Ukulele A7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-1-0-0Ukulele A7 chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram

Switching from A7 to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

A7 to D

3. D → A chord transition

Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram

Here's how to move from D to A:

  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 C string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

D to A

4. A → E7 chord transition

Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram
Ukulele E7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-2-0-2Ukulele E7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from A to E7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 14 times.

A to E7

5. E7 → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from E7 to D7:

  1. While playing E7, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

6. D7 → A chord transition

Switching from D7 to A:

  1. While playing D7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

7. E7 → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from E7 to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section.

8. Dm → A chord transition

Switching from Dm to A:

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

This transition appears in the section.

Long Tall Sally chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Long Tall Sally.

  • Long Tall Sally includes 55 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Long Tall Sally contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Long Tall Sally connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After A, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → E7: 4%
    • A → A7: 3%
    After E7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are A (31%), Am (28%), and A7 (7%).
    • E7 → A: 31%
    • E7 → D7: 2%
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