Martina McBride - Away In A Manger Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to C key to play this song with easier chords.
How to play Away In A Manger on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Martina McBride - Away In A Manger on ukulele requires 6 chords and 9 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.
Away In A Manger uses these transitions most often: G → D (9), A7 → D (6), and D → D7 (5). 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 - D7 chord transition.
1. D → D7 chord transition
To move from D to D7:
- While playing D, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.
2. 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 5 times.
3. G → D chord transition
Switching from G to D:
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.
4. D → A chord transition
Switching from D to A:
- While playing D, lift your ring finger from E string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.
5. A → A7 chord transition
To move from A to A7:
- While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on C string fret 1.
This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.
6. A7 → G chord transition
To move from A7 to G:
- Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.
7. D → A7 chord transition
To move from D to A7:
- While playing D, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 1.
This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.
8. D → Em chord transition
Switching from D to Em:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 4.
This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.
9. Em → A7 chord transition
To move from Em to A7:
- While playing Em, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 1.
This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.
Away In A Manger chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Away In A Manger.
- Away In A Manger includes 44 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Away In A Manger contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Away In A Manger 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 → G: 28%
- D → A: 17%
After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).- G → D: 24%