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Bee Gees - New York Mining Disaster 1941 Ukulele Chords

ChordsDm, G7, C, F, Bb, Gm, A7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

DmIntheeventofsomethinghappeningtome
ThereissomethingIwouldlikeyoualltoG7see
It’sjustaCphotographofsomeonethatIDmknewG7
HaveyouCseenmyFwifeMrCJones?
Doyouknowwhatit’sFlikeontheBboutside?
Don’tgotalkingtooGmloudyou’llcauseaA7landslide
MrDmJones
DmIkeepstrainingmyearstohearasound
Maybesomeoneisdigging G7underground
OrhavetheyCgivenupandallgonehometoDmbed?
ThinkingG7thosewhoonceexistedmustbeCdead?Bb
HaveyouCseenmyFwifeMrCJones?
Doyouknowwhatit’sFlikeontheBboutside?
Don’tgotalkingtooGmloudyou’llcauseaA7landslide
MrDmJones
DmIntheeventofsomethinghappeningtome
ThereissomethingIwouldlikeyoualltoG7see
It’sjustaCphotographofsomeonethatIDmknewG7
HaveyouCseenmyFwifeMrCJones?
Doyouknowwhatit’sFlikeontheBboutside?
Don’tgotalkingtooGmloudyou’llcauseaA7landslide
MrDmJoooones
ArtistBee Gees
AlbumBee Gees' 1st
GenresPop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year1961
KeyDm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play New York Mining Disaster 1941 on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Bee Gees - New York Mining Disaster 1941 on ukulele requires 7 chords and 10 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.

New York Mining Disaster 1941 uses these transitions most often: C → F (6), Dm → G7 (6), and G7 → C (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 Dm - G7 chord transition.

1. Dm → G7 chord transition

To move from Dm to G7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

Dm to G7

2. G7 → C chord transition

To move from G7 to C:

  1. While playing G7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

G7 to C

3. C → Dm chord transition

To move from C to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

C to Dm

4. C → F chord transition

To move from C to F:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

C to F

5. F → Bb chord transition

Here's how to move from F to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

6. Bb → Gm chord transition

Here's how to move from Bb to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

7. Gm → A7 chord transition

To move from Gm to A7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

8. A7 → Dm chord transition

To move from A7 to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

9. C → Bb chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

10. Bb → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Bb to A7:

  1. While playing Bb, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.

This transition appears in the chorus.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in New York Mining Disaster 1941.

  • New York Mining Disaster 1941 includes 42 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • New York Mining Disaster 1941 contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how New York Mining Disaster 1941 connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → F: 16%
    • C → Dm: 5%
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → C: 18%
    • Dm → G7: 6%