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George Formby - Sitting on the Top of Blackpool Tower Ukulele Chords

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ChordsC, Dm, G7, F, Am, D7, G, E7, C7, Fm, A7
Strumming↓-↓↑

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

NowCweallhaveDmhobbiesG7nowadays,
andFmyhobbyIFthinkisso Cdivine.
IneverG7gooutonahike,playAmgolforrideabike,
ButD7here’showIspendallmyGtime,G7you’llDmfindG7me
CSittingontheG7topofBlackpoolCTower
CWhentheeveningG7shadowsCfall
AmThereyou’llfindmeE7hourafterAmhour
WhileD7seagullsupabove,dropG7messagesofG7love
TheyCcallitbreezyC7BlackpoolasFeverybodyDmknows,
AndD7whenyou’retop D7o’tower
CbyG7gumitblowsFandG7blows
WeFdon’twheretheFmwindcomesfrom
butweCallknowwhereC7itA7goes
D7SittingontheG7topofBlackpoolCTowerG7DmG7
CSittingontheG7topofBlackpoolCTower
CWhentheeveningG7shadowsCfall
AmThereyou’llfindmeE7hourafterAmhour
WhileD7seagullsupabove,dropG7messagesofG7love
ACgirlwaslearningC7swimming,sheFwassobigandDmtall
D7HerboyfriendheldherD7tightlyCforfearthatsheFwouldG7fall
AndtheFthingsIFmthoughtwerewaterwings
Cweren’twaterC7wingsatA7all
D7SittingontheG7topofBlackpoolCTower.G7DmG7
CSittingontheG7topofBlackpoolCTower
CWhentheeveningG7shadowsCfall
AmThereyou’llfindmeE7hourafterAmhour
WhileD7seagullsupabove,dropG7messagesofG7love
They’veCgotafortuneC7tellerin’tFTower,bearinDmmind
SheD7saidtoonefatD7ladyC,don’tthinkthatFI’m G7unkind
I’dFliketoFmtellyourfuturebutyourfuture’sC7all A7behind
I’veD7seenitfromtheG7topofBlackpoolCTowerG7DmG7
CSittingontheG7topofBlackpoolCTower
CWhentheeveningG7shadowsCfall
AmThereyou’llfindmeE7hourafterAmhour
WhileD7seagullsupabove,dropG7messagesofG7love
DownCthereontheC7sandhillsIFhearahappyDmthrong
D7OnechapwithhisD7girlfriendkeptG7bursting FintoG7song
ButFlateronheFmsang,“OhloryouCmadethenightC7tooA7long”,
D7SittingontheG7topofBlackpoolCTower.G7C
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ArtistGeorge Formby
AlbumSingle
GenresPop
Year1957
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Sitting on the Top of Blackpool Tower on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

George Formby - Sitting on the Top of Blackpool Tower on ukulele requires 11 chords and 22 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.

Sitting on the Top of Blackpool Tower uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (22), C → G7 (15), and D7 → G7 (8). 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 - Dm chord transition.

1. C → Dm chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram

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.

C to Dm

2. Dm → G7 chord transition

Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram
Ukulele G7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-1-2Ukulele G7 chord diagram

Switching 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 5 times.

Dm to G7

3. G7 → C chord transition

Ukulele G7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-1-2Ukulele G7 chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

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 22 times.

G7 to C

4. C → F chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram

Switching 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 3 times.

C to F

5. G7 → Am chord transition

Switching from G7 to Am:

  1. While playing G7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

6. Am → D7 chord transition

Switching from Am to D7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

7. D7 → G chord transition

Switching from D7 to G:

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

This transition appears in the section.

8. G → G7 chord transition

Switching from G to G7:

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

This transition appears in the section.

9. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

10. Am → E7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to E7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

11. D7 → G7 chord transition

Switching from D7 to G7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.

12. C → C7 chord transition

Here's how to move from C to C7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

13. C7 → F chord transition

Here's how to move from C7 to F:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

14. F → Dm chord transition

To move from F to Dm:

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

15. Dm → D7 chord transition

Switching from Dm to D7:

  1. While playing Dm, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

16. D7 → C chord transition

To move from D7 to C:

  1. While playing D7, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

17. G7 → F chord transition

To move from G7 to F:

  1. While playing G7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

18. F → Fm chord transition

Here's how to move from F to Fm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

19. Fm → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Fm to C:

  1. While playing Fm, first lift your index finger, middle finger, and pinky.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

20. C7 → A7 chord transition

To move from C7 to A7:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

21. A7 → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from A7 to D7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

22. Fm → C7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Fm to C7:

  1. While playing Fm, first lift your middle finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section.

Sitting on the Top of Blackpool Tower chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Sitting on the Top of Blackpool Tower.

  • Sitting on the Top of Blackpool Tower includes 128 chord transitions, 22 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Sitting on the Top of Blackpool Tower contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Sitting on the Top of Blackpool Tower connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).
    • G7 → C: 69%
    • G7 → F: 5%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → F: 16%
    • C → Am: 10%
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