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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend Ukulele Chords

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ChordsD, A, A7, G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

DThere’saplaceupaheadandI’mgoing
JustasAfastasmyA7feetcanDfly
DComeaway,comeawayifyou’regoing
LeavetheAsinkingA7ship Dbehind
GComeontheDrisingAwind,
We’reGgoingup DaroundtheAbendOh
DBringasongandasmileforthebanjo
BetterAgetwhiletheA7getting’sDgood
HitchaDridetotheendofthehighway
WheretheAneon’sA7turntoDwood
GComeontheDrisingAwind,
We’reGgoingup DaroundtheAbendOh
DYoucanponderperpetualmotion,
FixyourDmindonaA7crystalDday,
DAlwaystimeforagoodconversation,
There’sanAearforA7whatyouDsay
GComeontheDrisingAwind,
We’reGgoingup DaroundtheAbend.YeahOh
GDAGDA
DCatcharidetotheendofthehighway
Andwe’llAmeetbytheA7bigredDtree,
DThere’saplaceupaheadandI’mgoing
Come Aalong,come A7alongwithDme
GComeontheDrisingAwind,
We’reGgoingup DaroundtheAbendYeah
DDodododo
ADododoAdo
DDodododo
ADododoDdoyeah
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ArtistCreedence Clearwater Revival
AlbumCosmo's Factory
GenresRock
Year1970
KeyD
DifficultyEasy

How to play Up Around The Bend on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Creedence Clearwater Revival - Up Around The Bend on ukulele requires 4 chords and 5 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.

Up Around The Bend uses these transitions most often: D → A (19), G → D (10), and A7 → D (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 D - A chord transition.

1. D → A chord transition

Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram

Here's how to move from D to A:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 19 times.

D to A

2. A → A7 chord transition

Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram
Ukulele A7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-1-0-0Ukulele A7 chord diagram

Switching from A to A7:

  1. While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on C string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

A to A7

3. A7 → D chord transition

Ukulele A7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-1-0-0Ukulele A7 chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram

Switching from A7 to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.

A7 to D

4. D → G chord transition

Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram

Here's how to move 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 4 times.

D to G

5. A → G chord transition

Here's how to move from A to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

Up Around The Bend chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Up Around The Bend.

  • Up Around The Bend includes 61 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Up Around The Bend contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Up Around The Bend connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 28%
    • D → A: 17%
    After A, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → G: 13%
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