Hal Ketchum - Small Town Saturday Night Ukulele Chords
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[Opening]
[C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [D] [D] [G] [G] [G]
[G]There’s an Elvis movie on the [D]marquee [G]sign
[C]We’ve all [G]seen at [D]least a million [G]times
Everybody’s broke [D]Bobby’s got a [G]buck
To put a [C]dollar’s worth of [G]gas in his [D]pickup [G]truck
[section 2]
[C]We’re goin’ ninety miles an hour down a dead end road
[G]What’s the hurry son [D]where’re you gonna [Em]go
[C]We’re gonna howl at the [G]moon [D]shoot out the [G]light
[C]It’s a small [G]town [D]Saturday [G]night
[C]It’s a small [G]town [D]Saturday [G]night
[interlude]
[C] [G] [D] [G] [G] [G]
[section 3]
[G]Lucy’s got her lipstick on a [D]little too [G]bright
[C]Bobby’s gettin’ [G]drunk and [D]lookin’ for a [G]fight
Liquor on his breath and [D]trouble on his [G]mind
[C]And Lucy’s just a [G]kid a[D]long for the [G]ride
[section 4]
[C]Got a six-pack of beer and a bottle of wine
[G]Gotta be bad just to [D]have a good [Em]time
[C]They’re gonna [G]howl at the moon [D]shoot out the [G]light
[C]It’s a small [G]town [D]Saturday [G]night
[C]It’s a small [G]town [D]Saturday [G]night
[section 5]
Bobby told Lucy the [D]world ain’t [G]round
[C]Drops off [G]sharp at the [D]edge of [G]town
Lucy you know the [D]world must be [G]flat
[C]Cause when people leave [G]town they [D]never come [G]back
[section 6]
[C]They go ninety miles an hour to the city limit sign
[G]Put the pedal to the metal ‘fore their [D]change their [Em]mind
[C]They howl at the [G]moon [D]shoot out the [G]light
[C]It’s a small [G]town [D]Saturday [G]night
[C]They howl at the [G]moon [D]shoot out the [Em]light
[C]It’s a small [G]town [D]Saturday [G]night
[Closing]
[C]It’s a small [G]town [D]Saturday [G]night
[C]It’s a small [G]town [D]Saturday [G]night
How to play Small Town Saturday Night on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Hal Ketchum - Small Town Saturday Night on ukulele requires 4 chords and 4 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.
Small Town Saturday Night uses these transitions most often: G → D (30), D → G (26), and C → G (24). 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 - G chord transition.
1. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
2. G → D chord transition
To move from G to D;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 2.
3. D → Em chord transition
To move from D to Em;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 4.
4. Em → C chord transition
To move from Em to C;
- While playing Em, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.
Small Town Saturday Night chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Small Town Saturday Night.
- Small Town Saturday Night includes 107 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Small Town Saturday Night contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Small Town Saturday Night connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
- G → C: 25%
- G → D: 24%
After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).- D → G: 28%
- D → Em: 17%