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Little Richard - Long Tall Sally Ukulele Chords

ChordsA, A7, D, E7, D7, Dm
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram
  • Ukulele A7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-1-0-0Ukulele A7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
  • Ukulele E7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-2-0-2Ukulele E7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele D7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-3 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele D7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram


I’m gonna [A]tell Aunt Mary [A]‘bout Uncle Hohn
[A]he said he had the misery [A7]but he got a lot of fun
Oh, [D]baby, yeah now [A]baby
Woo [E7]baby, [D7]some fun tonight [A], [E7]yeah


I [A]saw Uncle John with [A]Long Tall Sally
he [A]saw Aunt Mary comin’ and he [A7]ducked back in the alley
Oh, [D]baby, yeah now [A]baby
Woo [E7]baby, [D7]some fun tonig[A]aahh [E7]woo!!!!


[A] [A7] [D] [A] [E7] [D7] [A] [E7]


Well [A]Long Tall Sally Shes a [A]pretty sweet she got
everything that [A7]Uncle John need
Oh, [D]baby, yeah now [A]baby
Woo [E7]baby, [D7]some fun tonight[A]aahhh[E7]yeahahah!!!!


[A] [A7] [D] [A] [E7] [D7] [A] [E7]


Well, we’ll [A]have some fun tonight
I said we’ll have some fun tonight
[A7]Woo
[D]Everything’s all right
yeah we’ll [A]have some fun tonight
I said [E7]have some fun
yeah, [D7]have some, [A]ahhh, ah [E7]


We’re gonna [A]have some fun tonight
yeah some fun tonight [A7]Woo
[D]Everything’s all right
have [A]some fun tonight, well


We’ll [E7]have some fun hav’in [Dm]some fun tonight [A] [E7]yeah

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AlbumHere's Little Richard
Year1957
KeyA

How to play Long Tall Sally on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Little Richard - Long Tall Sally on ukulele requires 6 chords and 8 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.

Long Tall Sally uses these transitions most often: A → E7 (14), A → A7 (7), and A7 → D (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 A - A7 chord transition.

1. A → A7 chord transition

To move from A to A7;

  1. While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on C string fret 1.
A to A7

2. A7 → D chord transition

To move from A7 to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
A7 to D

3. D → A chord transition

To move from D to A;

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

4. A → E7 chord transition

To move from A to E7;

  1. Lift your index finger from C 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.
A to E7

5. E7 → D7 chord transition

To move from E7 to D7;

  1. While playing E7, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.

6. D7 → A chord transition

To move from D7 to A;

  1. While playing D7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

7. E7 → Dm chord transition

To move from E7 to Dm;

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

8. Dm → A chord transition

To move from Dm to A;

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

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Long Tall Sally.

  • Long Tall Sally includes 55 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Long Tall Sally contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Long Tall Sally connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After A, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → E7: 4%
    • A → A7: 3%
    After E7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are A (31%), Am (28%), and A7 (7%).
    • E7 → A: 31%
    • E7 → D7: 2%