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Raffi - Knees Up Mother Brown Ukulele Chords

ChordsC, F, G7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

CKneesupMotherBrown
FKneesupMotherBrown
G7Underthetableyoumustgo
Eeaye,Eeaye,Eeayeoh
CIfIcatchyoubending
I’llFsawyourlegsrightoff
G7Kneesup,kneesup
Don’tgetthebreezeup
KneesupMotherCBrownG7
COhmy,Fwhatarottensong
G7Whatarottensong
OhCwhatarottensong
Ohmy,whataFrottensong
AndG7whatarottensinger
CTooooooh
CGogetyerkneesup
CGogetyerkneesup
CGogetyerkneesup
G7Hey!
ArtistRaffi
AlbumRaffi in Concert with the Rise and Shine Band
GenresChildren
Year1989
KeyC
DifficultyEasy

How to play Knees Up Mother Brown on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Raffi - Knees Up Mother Brown 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.

Knees Up Mother Brown uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (6), C → F (4), and F → G7 (4). 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 C - F chord transition.

1. C → F chord transition

Here's how 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 section, played 4 times.

C to F

2. F → G7 chord transition

Switching from F 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. Place ring finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

F to G7

3. G7 → C chord transition

Switching 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

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Knees Up Mother Brown.

  • Knees Up Mother Brown includes 16 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Knees Up Mother Brown contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Knees Up Mother Brown 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 → G7: 2%
    After G7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).
    • G7 → C: 69%