Mumford & Sons - Roll Away Your Stone Ukulele Chords
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How to play Roll Away Your Stone on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Mumford & Sons - Roll Away Your Stone 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.
Roll Away Your Stone uses these transitions most often: D → G (29), G → D (22), and A → D (17). 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 - G chord transition.
1. D → G chord transition
To move from D to G:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 29 times.
2. D → Am chord transition
Switching from D to Am:
- While playing D, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section.
3. Am → G chord transition
Switching from Am to G:
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section.
4. D → A chord transition
To move 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 6 times.
5. A → G chord transition
To move from A to G:
- Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.
6. D → Dm chord transition
Switching from D to Dm:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.
7. Dm → G chord transition
Switching from Dm to G:
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.
Roll Away Your Stone chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Roll Away Your Stone.
- Roll Away Your Stone includes 101 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Roll Away Your Stone contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Roll Away Your Stone 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%
- G → A: 6%