Ronnie Hilton - A Windmill In Old Amsterdam Ukulele Chords
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Ukulele G chord diagram
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Ukulele G# | A♭ chord diagram
Ukulele D7 chord diagram
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[Opening]
[G] [C] [F] [Bb] [Eb] [Ab] [D7] [G]
A [G]mouse lived in a [C]windmill in [F]old Amster[Bb]dam;
A [Eb]windmill with a [Ab]mouse in, and [D7]he wasn’t [G]grousin’.
He sang every [C]morning, “How [F]lucky I [Bb]am,
[Eb]Living in a [Ab]windmill in [D7]old Amster[G]dam”.
[chorus]
[G]I saw a [C]mouse. Where? [G]There on the stair.
[D7]Where on the stair?
Right [G]there, a little mouse with [C]clogs on.
[G]Well, I declare.
Going [A7]clip, clippety [D7]clop on the [G]stair, oh [G]yeah.
[section 2]
This [G]mouse, he got [C]lonely, he [F]took him a [Bb]wife;
A [Eb]windmill with [Ab]mice in is [D7]hardly [G]surprising.
She sang every [C]morning, “How [F]lucky I [Bb]am,
[Eb]Living in a [Ab]windmill in [D7]old Amster[G]dam”.
[chorus]
[G]I saw a [C]mouse. Where? [G]There on the stair.
[D7]Where on the stair?
Right [G]there, a little mouse with [C]clogs on.
[G]Well, I declare.
Going [A7]clip, clippety [D7]clop on the [G]stair, oh [G]yeah.
[section 3]
[G]First they had [C]triplets, and [F]then they had [Bb]quins;
A [Eb]windmill with [Ab]quins in, [D7]triplets and [G]twins in.
They sang every [C]morning, “How [F]lucky we [Bb]are,
[Eb]Living in a [Ab]windmill in [D7]Amsterdam [G]Ja!”.
[chorus]
[G]I saw a [C]mouse. Where? [G]There on the stair.
[D7]Where on the stair?
Right [G]there, a little mouse with [C]clogs on.
[G]Well, I declare.
Going [A7]clip, clippety [D7]clop on the [G]stair, oh [G]yeah.
[section 4]
The [G]daughters got [C]married and [F]so did the [Bb]sons.
The [Eb]windmill had [Ab]christ’nings when [D7]no one was [G]listening.
They all sang in [C]chorus, “How [F]lucky we [Bb]am,
[Eb]Living in a [Ab]windmill in [D7]old Amster[G]dam”.
[chorus]
[G]I saw a [C]mouse. Where? [G]There on the stair.
[D7]Where on the stair?
Right [G]there, a little mouse with [C]clogs on.
[G]Well, I declare.
Going [A7]clip, clippety [D7]clop on the [G]stair, oh [G]yeah.
[Closing]
[G]A mouse lived in a [C]windmill, so [F]snug and so [Bb]nice
[Eb]There’s nobody [Ab]there now but a [D7]whole load of [G]mice
[D7]Oh! [G]Yeah!
How to play A Windmill In Old Amsterdam on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Ronnie Hilton - A Windmill In Old Amsterdam on ukulele requires 8 chords and 9 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.
A Windmill In Old Amsterdam uses these transitions most often: D7 → G (19), G → C (18), and Ab → D7 (10). 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;
- 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.
2. C → F chord transition
To move from C to F;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
3. F → Bb chord transition
To move from F to Bb;
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on G string fret 3.
4. Bb → Eb chord transition
To move from Bb to Eb;
- While playing Bb, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 3 to C string fret 3.
- Place pinky on E string fret 3.
5. Eb → Ab chord transition
To move from Eb to Ab;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your ring finger from C string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
- Slide your pinky on E string from fret 3 to fret 4.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 3.
6. Ab → D7 chord transition
To move from Ab to D7;
- While playing Ab, first lift your middle finger and pinky.
- Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
7. D7 → G chord transition
To move from D7 to G;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
8. G → A7 chord transition
To move from G to A7;
- While playing G, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
- Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.
9. A7 → D7 chord transition
To move 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.
A Windmill In Old Amsterdam chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in A Windmill In Old Amsterdam.
- A Windmill In Old Amsterdam includes 108 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- A Windmill In Old Amsterdam contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how A Windmill In Old Amsterdam 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 → D7: 1%
After D7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (51%), G7 (18%), and C (6%).- D7 → G: 51%