Flatt & Scruggs - Blue Ridge Cabin Home Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele D7 chord diagram
[Opening]
[G]There’s a well beaten path in the [C]old mountainside
Where I [D7]wandered when I was a [G]lad
And I wandered alone to the [C]place I call home
In those [D7]Blue Ridge hills far [G]away
[chorus]
Oh I [G]love those hills of old Vir[C]ginia
From those [D7]Blue Ridge hills I did [G]roam
When I die won’t you bury me on the [C]mountain
Far a[D7]way near my Blue Ridge mountain [G]home
[section 2]
[G]Now my thoughts wander back to that [C]ramshackle shack
In those [D7]Blue Ridge hills far [G]away
Where my mother and dad were [C]laid there to rest
They are [D7]sleeping in peace together [G]there
[chorus]
Oh I [G]love those hills of old Vir[C]ginia
From those [D7]Blue Ridge hills I did [G]roam
When I die won’t you bury me on the [C]mountain
Far a[D7]way near my Blue Ridge mountain [G]home
[section 3]
[G]There’s a well beaten path in the [C]old mountainside
Where I [D7]wandered when I was a [G]lad
And I wandered alone to the [C]place I call home
In those [D7]Blue Ridge hills far [G]away
[Closing]
I return to that old cabin [C]home with a sigh
I’ve been [D7]longing for days gone [G]by
When I die won’t you bury me on that [C]old mountain side
Make my [D7]resting place upon the hills so [G]high
[chorus]
Oh I [G]love those hills of old Vir[C]ginia
From those [D7]Blue Ridge hills I did [G]roam
When I die won’t you bury me on the [C]mountain
Far a[D7]way near my Blue Ridge mountain [G]home
[chorus]
Oh I [G]love those hills of old Vir[C]ginia
From those [D7]Blue Ridge hills I did [G]roam
When I die won’t you bury me on the [C]mountain
Far a[D7]way near my Blue Ridge mountain [G]home
How to play Blue Ridge Cabin Home on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Flatt & Scruggs - Blue Ridge Cabin Home on ukulele requires 3 chords and 3 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.
Blue Ridge Cabin Home uses these transitions most often: C → D7 (16), D7 → G (16), and G → C (16). 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 → D7 chord transition
To move from C to D7;
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
3. 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.
Blue Ridge Cabin Home chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Blue Ridge Cabin Home.
- Blue Ridge Cabin Home includes 48 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Blue Ridge Cabin Home contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Blue Ridge Cabin Home 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%
After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).- C → D7: 1%