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Florida Georgia Line - Dirt Ukulele Chords

ChordsD, G, Bm, A
Strumming↓-↑-↓-↑

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

  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram
  • Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram


[D] [G] [Bm] [G] [A]
[D]You get your hands in it, plant your roots in it
[G]Dusty head lights dance with your boots in [Bm]it (dirt) [G] [A]
[D]You write her name on it, spin your tires on it
[G]Build your corn field, whiskey, bonfires on it [Bm](dirt)
You bet your life on it [G] [A]


[D]It’s that elm shade, red roads clay you grew up on, [G]that plowed up ground
That your dad, damned his luck on, [A]that post game party field
You circled up on, [Bm]and when it rains, [A]you get stuck on
[D]Drift a cloud back, behind county roads, that you run up
[G]The mud on her jeans, that she peeled off, and hung up
[A]Her blue eyed, summer time smile, [Bm]looks so good that it [G]hurts
Makes you wanna build, [Bm]a 10 percent down, [A]white picket fence house on this [D]dirt


[D]You?ve mixed some sweat with it, taken a shovel to it
[G]You?ve stuck some crosses and some painted
Goal posts through [Bm]it (dirt), you know you came from it [G](dirt)
[A]And some day you?ll return to


[D]This that elm shade, red roads clay you grew up on, [G]that plowed up ground
That your dad, damned his luck on, [A]that post game party field
You circled up on, [Bm]and when it rains, [A]you get stuck on
[D]Drift a cloud back, behind county roads, that you run up
[G]The mud on her jeans, that she peeled off, and hung up
[A]Her blue eyed, summer time smile, [Bm]looks so good that it [G]hurts
Makes you wanna build, [Bm]a 10 percent down, [A]white picket fence house on this [D]dirt
[G](dirt), [Bm]you know you cam from it [G](dirt), and [A]some day you’ll return to it


[D]This that elm shade, red roads clay you grew up on, [G]that plowed up ground
That your dad, damned his luck on, [A]that post game party field
You circled up on, [Bm]and when it rains, [A]you get stuck on
[D]Drift a cloud back, behind county roads, that you run up
[G]The mud on her jeans, that she peeled off, and hung up
[A]Her blue eyed, summer time smile, [Bm]looks so good that it [G]hurts
Makes you wanna build, [Bm]a 10 percent down, [A]white picket fence house on this [D]dirt


Makes you wanna build, [Bm]a 10 percent down, [A]white picket fence house on this [D]dirt, [G](dirt)
[Bm]You know you came from it [G]and some day you?ll return to [D]it

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AlbumAnything Goes
GenresCountry
Year2014
KeyD

How to play Dirt on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Florida Georgia Line - Dirt on ukulele requires 4 chords and 6 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.

Dirt uses these transitions most often: A → D (12), D → G (12), and G → A (11). 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 D - G chord transition.

1. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G;

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

2. G → Bm chord transition

To move from G to Bm;

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

3. G → A chord transition

To move from G to A;

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

4. A → D chord transition

To move from A to D;

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

5. A → Bm chord transition

To move from A to Bm;

  1. While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 4.

6. D → Bm chord transition

To move from D to Bm;

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

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

  • Dirt includes 68 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Dirt contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Dirt 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 → D: 24%
    • G → A: 6%
    After A, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → Bm: 8%