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Louis Armstrong - Go Down Moses Ukulele Chords

Chord reference Em, Am7, B7
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[Em] [Am7] [B7] [Em] When [Em]Israel [B7]was in [Em]Egypt’s land, [Em]let my [B7]people [Em]go. O[Em]ppressed so [B7]hard they [Em]could not [Am]stand, [B7]let my people [Em]go.

[Em]Go down, [Am7]Moses, [B7]Way down in Egypt’s [Em]land. [Em]Tell old [Am7]Pharaoh to [Em]let my [B7]people [Em]go.

[Em] [Am7] [B7] [Em] So [Em]Moses [B7]went to [Em]Egypt’s land, [Em]Let my [B7]people [Em]go He [Em]made old [B7]Pharaoh [Em]under[Am]stand, [Em]Let my [B7]people [Em]go.

[Em]Go down, [Am7]Moses, [B7]Way down in [Em]Egypt’s land. [Em]Tell old [Am7]Pharaoh to [Em]let my [B7]people [Em]go.

[Em] [Am7] [B7] [Em] Thus [Em]spoke the Lord, bold [B7]Moses [Em]said, [Em]Let my [B7]people [Em]go If [Em]not I’ll smite, your [B7]firstborns [Em]dead, [Em]Let my [B7]people [Em]go

[Em]Go down, [Am7]Moses, [B7]Way down in [Em]Egypt’s land. [Em]Tell old [Am7]Pharaoh to [Em]let my [B7]people [Em]go. [Em] [Am7] [B7] [Em]

Album Single
Genres Jazz
Year 1958
Key Em

How to Play Go Down Moses on Ukulele?

Louis Armstrong - Go Down Moses can be played in the key of Em using the Em, Am7, B7 chords.

  • For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open.
  • For Am7, To play Am7, leave G, C, E, A open.
  • For B7, To play B7, barre fret 2 across E–A with finger 1, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 4, press fret 3 on the C string with finger 2.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Go Down Moses with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.