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John Prine - Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness Ukulele Chords

ChordsG, C, D
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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GYoucomehomelateandyoucomehomeCearly
DYoucomeonbigwhenyou’refeelingGsmall
GYoucomehomestraightandyoucomehomeCcurly
DSometimesyoudon’tcomehomeatGall
Sowhatintheworld’scomeCoveryou
DAndwhatinheaven’snamehaveIGdone
You’vebrokenthespeedofthesoundofCloneliness
DYou’reoutthererunningjusttobeontheGrun
GWellIgotaheartthatburnswithaCfever
DAndIgotaworriedandajealousGmind
Howcanalovethat’lllastCforever
DGetleftsofarGbehind
Sowhatintheworld’scomeCoveryou
DAndwhatinheaven’snamehaveIGdone
You’vebrokenthespeedofthesoundofCloneliness
DYou’reoutthererunningjusttobeontheGrun
GIt’samightymeanandadreadful Csorrow
DIt’scrossedtheevillineGtoday
Well,howcanyouaskabout Ctomorrow
DWeain’tgotonewordtoGsay
Sowhatintheworld’scomeCoveryou
DAndwhatinheaven’snamehaveIGdone
You’vebrokenthespeedofthesoundofCloneliness
DYou’reoutthererunningjusttobeontheGrun
DYou’reoutthererunningjusttobeontheGrun
DYou’reoutthererunningjusttobeontheGrun
DYou’reoutthererunningjusttobeontheGrun
CG
AlbumGerman Afternoons
GenresFolk
Year1986
KeyG
DifficultyEasy

How to play Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

John Prine - Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness 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.

Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness uses these transitions most often: D → G (15), G → C (13), and C → D (12). 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 G - C chord transition.

1. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 13 times.

G to C

2. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 12 times.

C to D

3. D → G chord transition

Switching from D to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 15 times.

D to G

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness.

  • Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness includes 44 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness 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%