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Mel McDaniel - Louisiana Saturday Night Ukulele Chords

ChordsD, A, G
Strumming↓-↑-↓-↑

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

  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
  • Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram


Well you get down the fiddle and you get down the bow,
Kick off your shoes and you throw them on the floor.
Dance in the kitchen ’til the morning light,
Louisiana Saturday night.


[D]Waiting in the front yard, [A]sitting on a log,
A [G]single shot rifle and a [D]one eyed dog.
Got me a couple of kinfolk [A]in the moonlight,
[G]Louisiana [A]Saturday [D]night.


Woah, [D]get down the fiddle now, [A]get down the bow,
[G]Kick off your shoes and you [D]throw them on the floor.
Dance in the kitchen ’til the [A]morning light,
[G]Louisiana [A]Saturday [D]night.


[D]My brother Bill and [A]other brother Jack,
[G]Belly full of beer and a [D]possum in his sack.
Fifteen kids in the [A]front porch light,
[G]Louisiana [A]Saturday [D]night.


When the [D]kinfolk leave and the [A]kids get fed,
[G]Me and my women gonna [D]slip off to bed.
Have a little fun when we [A]turn out the light,
[G]Louisiana [A]Saturday [D]night.


Woah, [D]get down the fiddle now, [A]get down the bow,
[G]Kick off your shoes and you [D]throw them on the floor.
Dance in the kitchen ’til the [A]morning light,
[G]Louisiana [A]Saturday [D]night.


Woah, [D]get down the fiddle now, [A]get down the bow,
[G]Kick off your shoes and you [D]throw them on the floor.
Dance in the kitchen ’til the [A]morning light,
[G]Louisiana [A]Saturday [D]night.


Yeah, get down the fiddle now, get down the bow,
Kick off your shoes and you throw them on the floor.
Dance in the kitchen ’til the morning light,
Louisiana Saturday night.

AlbumI'm Countryfied
Year1980
KeyD
DifficultyEasy

How to play Louisiana Saturday Night on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Mel McDaniel - Louisiana Saturday Night on ukulele requires 3 chords and 3 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.

Louisiana Saturday Night uses these transitions most often: A → G (12), D → A (12), and A → D (6). 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 D - A chord transition.

1. D → A chord transition

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.
D to A

2. A → G chord transition

To move from A to G;

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

3. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D;

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

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Louisiana Saturday Night.

  • Louisiana Saturday Night includes 42 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Louisiana Saturday Night contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Louisiana Saturday Night connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → A: 17%
    After A, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → G: 13%