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Peter Auty - Walking in the Air Ukulele Chords

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ChordsDm, C, Gm, Bb, A7, G7, Cm, F, E7, A, Eb, G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

We’reDmwalkingintheairDm
We’reDmfloatinginthemoonlitCsky
TheGmpeoplefarbelowareBbsleepingasweflyDm
I’mDmholdingverytightDm
I’mDmridinginthemidnightCblue
I’mGmfindingIcanflysoBbhighabovewithyouDm
DmFaracrosstheworldDm
TheDmvillagesgobylikeCdreams
TheGmriversandthehills
TheBbforestsandthestreamsDm
A7ChildrengazeDmopenmouth
G7TakenbyCsurprise
CmNobodyFdownbelowBbbelievesE7theirAeyes
We’reDmsurfingintheairDm
We’reDmswimminginthefrozenCsky
We’reGmdriftingovericy
BbMountainsfloatingbyDm
A7SuddenlyDmswoopinglow
G7onanoceanCdeep
CmArousingofaFmightymonsterBbfromE7itsAsleep
We’reDmwalkingintheairDm
We’reDmfloatinginthemidnightCsky
AndGmeveryonewhoseesusBbgreetsusasweflyDm
EbCmG
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ArtistPeter Auty
AlbumThe Snowman Soundtrack
GenresChristmas
Year1982
KeyDm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Walking in the Air on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Peter Auty - Walking in the Air on ukulele requires 12 chords and 16 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.

Walking in the Air uses these transitions most often: Bb → Dm (5), C → Gm (5), and Dm → C (5). 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 Dm - C chord transition.

1. Dm → C chord transition

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

To move from Dm to C:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

Dm to C

2. C → Gm chord transition

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

To move from C to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

C to Gm

3. Gm → Bb chord transition

Ukulele Gm chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-1Ukulele Gm chord diagram
Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram

Switching from Gm to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

Gm to Bb

4. Bb → Dm chord transition

Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram

Switching from Bb to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

Bb to Dm

5. Dm → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm to A7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

6. Dm → G7 chord transition

Here's how to move 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 2 times.

7. G7 → C chord transition

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 2 times.

8. C → Cm chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Cm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

9. Cm → F chord transition

Here's how to move from Cm to F:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

10. F → Bb chord transition

Here's how to move from F to Bb:

  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. Place ring finger on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

11. Bb → E7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Bb to E7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

12. E7 → A chord transition

Here's how to move from E7 to A:

  1. While playing E7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 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 2 times.

13. A → Dm chord transition

Switching from A to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it 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 2 times.

14. Dm → Eb chord transition

Switching from Dm to Eb:

  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 A string fret 1.
  3. Slide your ring finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

15. Eb → Cm chord transition

To move from Eb to Cm:

  1. While playing Eb, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

16. Cm → G chord transition

To move from Cm to G:

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

This transition appears in the section.

Walking in the Air chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Walking in the Air.

  • Walking in the Air includes 43 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Walking in the Air contains 3 of the top 25 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Walking in the Air connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → C: 18%
    • Dm → G7: 6%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → Gm: 1%
    • C → Cm: 1%
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