Lovin’ Spoonful - Nashville Cats Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele G7 chord diagram
Ukulele C7 chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram
[chorus]
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats play clean as country water
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats play wild as mountain dew
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats been playin’ since they’s babies
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats get work before they’re two
[Opening]
Well there’s [C]13 hundred and 52 guitar [G7]pickers in Nashville
And they can pick more notes than the number of ants
On a [C]Tennessee ant hill
Yeah there’s 13 hundred and [C7]52 guitar [F]cases in Nashville
And any [G7]one that unpacks his guitar can play
Twice as [C]better than I will
[section 2]
Yes I was just 13 you might say I was a musical pro [G7]verbial knee high
When I heard a couple new soundin’ tunes on the tubes
And they [C]blasted me sky high
And the record man said every [C7]one is a yellow sun
[F]record from Nashville
And up [G]north here ain’t nobody buys ‘em and I said but [C]I will
And it was
[chorus]
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats play clean as country water
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats play wild as mountain dew
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats been playin’ since they’s babies
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats get work before they’re two
[Closing]
[C]Well there’s 16 thousand 821 [G7]mothers from Nashville
All their friends play music and they ain’t up tight
If [C]one of the kids will
Because it’s custom made for any [C7]mother’s son
To be a [F]guitar picker in Nashville
And I [G7]sure am glad I got a chance to say a word
About the music and the mothers from [C]Nashville
[chorus]
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats play clean as country water
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats play wild as mountain dew
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats been playin’ since they’s babies
[C]Nash[G]ville [C]cats get work before they’re two
How to play Nashville Cats on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
The Lovin' Spoonful - Nashville Cats on ukulele requires 5 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.
Nashville Cats uses these transitions most often: G → C (13), C → G (12), and G7 → C (5). 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 C - G chord transition.
1. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
2. C → G7 chord transition
To move from C to G7;
- Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 3 to fret 2.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
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 → G7 chord transition
To move from F to G7;
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 2.
6. F → G chord transition
To move from F to G;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 3.
Nashville Cats chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Nashville Cats.
- Nashville Cats includes 42 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Nashville Cats contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Nashville Cats connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → G: 35%
- C → G7: 2%
After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).- G → C: 25%