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Patty Griffin - Making Pies Ukulele Chords

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ChordsAm, F, C, G, Dm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

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

[Opening]
[Am] [F] [Am] [F] [Am]
It’s not far, I can walk
[F]Down the block to Table Talk
[C]Close my eyes, make the pies all [G]day
[Am]Plastic cap on my hair
I [F]used to mind, now I don’t care
I [C]used to mind, now I don’t care ’cause I’m [G]grey

[section 2]
Did I show you this [F]picture of my [C]nephew?
Taken at his [F]big birthday sur[C]prise
At my [F]sister’s house last [C]Sunday
This is [G]Monday and we’re making pies
I’m making [Dm]pies, making [F]pies, I [C]hi hi [G] [F]

[section 3]
[Am]Thursday nights I go and type
[F]Down the church for Father Mike
It [C]gets me out and he ain’t hard to [G]like at all
[Am]Jesus stares at me in my chair with his
[F]Big blue eyes and his honey brown hair and he’s
[C]Looking at me way up there on the [G]wall

[section 4]
Did I show you this [F]picture of my [C]sweetheart?
Taken of [F]us before the [C]war
Of the [F]Greek and his Italian [C]girl
One [G]Sunday at the shore
We tied our [F]ribbons to the [C]fire escape
They were [G]taken by the [F]birds
Who flew home to the [C]country
As the [G]bombs rained on the [F]world

[Closing]
[Am]5 a.m. here I am
[F]Walking the block to Table Talk
You could [C]cry or die or just make pies all [G]day
I’m making [Dm]pies, making [F]pies
I’m making [Dm]pies, making [F]pies
[C] [G] [F] [C] [G] [Am] [G] [F] [Am]

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ArtistPatty Griffin
Album1000 Kisses
GenresFolk
Year2002
KeyAm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Making Pies on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Patty Griffin - Making Pies on ukulele requires 5 chords and 7 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.

Making Pies uses these transitions most often: F → C (16), C → G (12), and G → 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 Am - F chord transition.

1. Am → F chord transition

Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram

To move from Am to F;

  1. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
Am to F

2. F → C chord transition

Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

To move from F to C;

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
F to C

3. C → G chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram

To move from C to G;

  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 2.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
C to G

4. G → Am chord transition

Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram

To move from G to Am;

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

5. G → F chord transition

To move from G to F;

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

6. G → Dm chord transition

To move from G to Dm;

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

7. Dm → F chord transition

To move from Dm to F;

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

Making Pies chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Making Pies.

  • Making Pies includes 62 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Making Pies contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Making Pies connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → Am: 11%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → F: 16%
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