Pussycat - Mississippi Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to G,C,D,F keys to play this song with easier chords.
Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele C7 chord diagram
Ukulele D# | E♭ chord diagram
Ukulele Dm chord diagram
[Opening]
[Bb]Where you can hear a country song from far
And someone plays the honky-tonk gui[F]tar
Where all the lights will go out one by [Bb]one
The people join the [C]sun
And the [C7]wind takes it a[F]way
[section 2]
Where the [Bb]Mississippi rolls down to the sea
And lovers found the place they’d like to [F]be
How many times before the song was [Bb]ending
Love and under[F]standing, everywhere a[Bb]round
[chorus]
[Bb]Missi[F]ssippi, I’ll remember [Bb]you
Whenever I should go away, [F]I’ll be longing for the day
That [C]I will be in dream a[F]gain [Eb] [Dm] [F]
[chorus]
[Bb]Missi[F]ssippi, you’ll be on my [Bb]mind
[Eb]Every time I hear this [Bb]song
Mississippi roll a[F]long until the end of [Bb]time [Eb] [Bb] [F]
[section 3]
Now the [Bb]country song for ever lost its soul
When the guitar player turned to rock & [F]roll
And every time when summer nights are [Bb]falling
I will always be [F]calling dreams of yester[Bb]day
[chorus]
[Bb]Missi[F]ssippi, I’ll remember [Bb]you
Whenever I should go away [F]I’ll be longing for the day
That [C]I will be in dream a[F]gain [Eb] [Dm] [F]
[chorus]
[Bb]Missi[F]ssippi, you’ll be on my [Bb]mind
[Eb]Every time I hear this [Bb]song
Mississippi roll a[F]long until the end of [Bb]time
[Closing]
[Eb]Every time I hear this [Bb]song
Mississippi roll a[F]long until the end of [Bb]time
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
How to play Mississippi on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Pussycat - Mississippi on ukulele requires 6 chords and 9 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.
Mississippi uses these transitions most often: F → Bb (16), Bb → F (15), and Bb → Eb (6). 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 - F chord transition.
1. Bb → F chord transition
To move from Bb to F;
- While playing Bb, lift your ring finger from G string fret 3.
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
2. Bb → C chord transition
To move from Bb to C;
- While playing Bb, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
3. C → C7 chord transition
To move from C to C7;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on A string fret 1.
4. C7 → F chord transition
To move from C7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
5. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C;
- While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
6. F → Eb chord transition
To move from F to Eb;
- While playing F, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Place ring finger on C string fret 3.
- Place pinky on E string fret 3.
7. Eb → Dm chord transition
To move from Eb to Dm;
- While playing Eb, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your ring finger on C string from fret 3 to fret 2.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
8. Dm → F chord transition
To move from Dm to F;
- While playing Dm, lift your ring finger from C string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
9. Bb → Eb chord transition
To move from Bb to Eb;
- While playing Bb, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 3 to C string fret 3.
- Place pinky on E string fret 3.
Mississippi chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Mississippi.
- Mississippi includes 56 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Mississippi contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Mississippi 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 → C: 20%
After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).- F → C: 40%
- F → Bb: 5%