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Mother Mother - Burning Pile Ukulele Chords

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ChordsBb, Gm, F, E7, Am, Gb, C, Eb, D, G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

  • Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Ukulele Gm chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-1Ukulele Gm chord diagram
  • Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
  • Ukulele E7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-2-0-2Ukulele E7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
  • Ukulele F# | G♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele F# | G♭ chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: 0-3-3-1Ukulele D# | E♭ chord diagram
  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram

[Opening]
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb] [Gm]
[Bb]All my style, all my grace, [Bb]all I tried to save my face
[Gm]All my guts, try to spill, [Gm]all my holes, try to fill
[Bb]All my money been a long time spent, [Bb]on my drugs, on my rent
[Gm]On my saving philosophy, it goes, [Gm]one in the bank, and the rest for me

[chorus]
It goes, [F]all my troubles on a [E7]burning pile
[Bb]All lit up and I [F]start to smile
If [E7]I, catch fire then I [Bb]change my aim
[F]Throw my troubles at the [E7]pearly gates

[section 2]
[Bb]Oh oh oh oh, [Bb]oh oh-oh, oh oh-uh
[Gm]ohhh-oh, [Gm]uh ohhh-oh

[section 3]
[Bb]My mama, lonely maid
[Bb]Got her buns in the oven, and she never got laid
[Gm]My papa, renaissance man
Sailed away and he never came back a[Bb]gain [Am] [Gm] [F] [Bb] [Am] [Gm] [Gb]

[chorus]
[F]All my troubles on a [E7]burning pile
[Bb]All lit up and I [F]start to smile
If [E7]I, catch fire then I [Bb]change my aim
[F]Throw my troubles at the [E7]pearly gates

[section 4]
[Gm]Oh oh oh oh, [C]oh oh oh oh
[F]All you [Eb]woebe[D]gones be gone
I said [Gm]all you troubles, [C]you don’t mean a thing

[section 5]
[F]All my troubles on a [E7]burning pile
[Bb]All lit up and I [F]start to smile
If [E7]I, catch fire then I [Bb]change my aim
[G]Throw my troubles at the [Gb]world again

[section 6]
It goes, [F]all my troubles on a [E7]burning pile
[Bb]All lit up and I [F]start to smile
If [E7]I, catch fire then I’ll [Bb]take my turn
To [G]burn and burn, and [Gb]burn and burn

[Closing]
[F]Bah, bup bup [E7]bah
[Bb]Bah, bup bup [F]bah
Bup-bah [E7]bah bah, [Bb]bah bah
[Bb] [Gm]

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ArtistMother Mother
AlbumO My Heart
GenresIndie, Rock
Year2008
KeyBb

How to play Burning Pile on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Mother Mother - Burning Pile on ukulele requires 10 chords and 17 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.

Burning Pile uses these transitions most often: F → E7 (12), E7 → Bb (11), and Bb → F (7). 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 Bb - Gm chord transition.

1. Bb → Gm chord transition

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

To move from Bb to Gm;

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

2. Gm → F chord transition

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

To move from Gm to F;

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

3. F → E7 chord transition

Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele E7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-2-0-2Ukulele E7 chord diagram

To move from F to E7;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 2.
F to E7

4. E7 → Bb chord transition

Ukulele E7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-2-0-2Ukulele E7 chord diagram
Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram

To move from E7 to Bb;

  1. Lift your index finger from G 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 A string fret 2 to G string fret 3.
E7 to Bb

5. Bb → F chord transition

To move from Bb to F;

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

6. Bb → Am chord transition

To move from Bb to Am;

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

7. Am → Gm chord transition

To move from Am to Gm;

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

8. Gm → Gb chord transition

To move from Gm to Gb;

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

9. Gb → F chord transition

To move from Gb to F;

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

10. E7 → Gm chord transition

To move from E7 to Gm;

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

11. Gm → C chord transition

To move from Gm to C;

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

12. C → F chord transition

To move from C to F;

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

13. F → Eb chord transition

To move from F to Eb;

  1. While playing F, 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. Place ring finger on C string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

14. Eb → D chord transition

To move from Eb to D;

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

15. D → Gm chord transition

To move from D to Gm;

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

16. Bb → G chord transition

To move from Bb to G;

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

17. G → Gb chord transition

To move from G to Gb;

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

Burning Pile chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Burning Pile.

  • Burning Pile includes 65 chord transitions, 17 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Burning Pile contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Burning Pile connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Bb, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).
    • Bb → F: 34%
    • Bb → Gm: 6%
    After Gm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (15%), F (12%), and Dm (9%).
    • Gm → C: 15%
    • Gm → F: 12%
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