Cab Calloway - Minnie the Moocher 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 D,A keys to play this song with easier chords.
How to play Minnie the Moocher on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Cab Calloway - Minnie the Moocher 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.
Minnie the Moocher uses these transitions most often: B7 → Em (20), C7 → B7 (13), and Em → C7 (13). 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 Em - B7 chord transition.
1. Em → B7 chord transition
Switching from Em to B7:
- While playing Em, lift your ring finger from C string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to C string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.
2. Em → C7 chord transition
Here's how to move from Em to C7:
- While playing Em, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
- Slide your index finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 1.
This transition appears in the section, played 13 times.
3. C7 → B7 chord transition
Here's how to move from C7 to B7:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 13 times.
Minnie the Moocher chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Minnie the Moocher.
- Minnie the Moocher includes 53 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Minnie the Moocher connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (18%).
- Em → B7: 1%
- Em → C7: 0%
After B7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are Em (58%), E7 (10%), and C (8%).- B7 → Em: 58%