Hank Williams - Take These Chains From My Heart Ukulele Chords
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How to play Take These Chains From My Heart on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Hank Williams - Take These Chains From My Heart on ukulele requires 6 chords and 8 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.
Take These Chains From My Heart uses these transitions most often: A7 → D7 (4), C → A7 (4), and C → G (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 G - D7 chord transition.
1. G → D7 chord transition
To move from G to D7:
- While playing G, lift your middle finger from A string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.
2. D7 → D chord transition
To move from D7 to D:
- Keep index finger on G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.
3. D → G chord transition
To move from D to G:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.
4. G → G7 chord transition
To move from G to G7:
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.
5. G7 → C chord transition
Here's how to move from G7 to C:
- While playing G7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.
6. C → A7 chord transition
Here's how to move from C to A7:
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on C string fret 1.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.
7. A7 → D7 chord transition
Switching from A7 to D7:
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.
8. G → C chord transition
Here's how to move from G to C:
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.
Take These Chains From My Heart chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Take These Chains From My Heart.
- Take These Chains From My Heart includes 40 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Take These Chains From My Heart contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Take These Chains From My Heart 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 → G7: 2%
After D7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (51%), G7 (18%), and C (6%).- D7 → G: 51%
- D7 → D: 3%