Gillian Welch - Annabelle Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele E7 chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
[Opening]
[Am]We lease twenty acres and [F]one Ginny mule
[E7]From the Alabama [Am]trust
[Am]For a half of the cotton and a [F]third of the corn
[E7]We get a handful of [Am]dust
[chorus]
We [F]cannot have all things to [C]please us
No [G]matter how we [Am]try
Until [F]we’ve all gone to [C]Jesus
We can [G]only wonder [Am]why [F] [G] [Am]
[section 2]
I [Am]had a daughter [F]called Annabelle
[E7]She’s the apple of my [Am]eye
[Am]Tried to give her something [F]like I never had
[E7]Didn’t want to ever hear her [Am]cry
[chorus]
We [F]cannot have all things to [C]please us
No [G]matter how we [Am]try
Until [F]we’ve all gone to [C]Jesus
We can [G]only wonder [Am]why [F] [G] [Am]
[Closing]
[Am]When I’m dead and buried I’ll take a [F]hard life of tears
[E7]From every day I’ve ever [Am]known
[Am]Anna’s in the churchyard she got [F]no life at all
[E7]She only got these words on a [Am]stone
[chorus]
We [F]cannot have all things to [C]please us
No [G]matter how we [Am]try
Until [F]we’ve all gone to [C]Jesus
We can [G]only wonder [Am]why [F] [G] [Am]
[chorus]
We [F]cannot have all things to [C]please us
No [G]matter how we [Am]try
Until [F]we’ve all gone to [C]Jesus
We can [G]only wonder [Am]why [F] [G] [Am]
How to play Annabelle on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Gillian Welch - Annabelle on ukulele requires 5 chords and 7 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.
Annabelle uses these transitions most often: Am → F (18), G → Am (12), and C → G (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 Am - F chord transition.
1. Am → F chord transition
To move from Am to F;
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
2. F → E7 chord transition
To move from F to E7;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 2.
3. E7 → Am chord transition
To move from E7 to Am;
- While playing E7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
4. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C;
- While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
5. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
6. G → Am chord transition
To move from G to Am;
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
7. F → G chord transition
To move from F to G;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 3.
Annabelle chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Annabelle.
- Annabelle includes 62 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Annabelle contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Annabelle connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
- Am → F: 26%
After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).- F → C: 40%
- F → G: 21%