Flatt & Scruggs - Blue Ridge Cabin Home Chords
Before you play, tune your guitar and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to A,D,E keys to play this song with easier chords.
Guitar G chord diagram
Guitar C chord diagram
Guitar D7 chord diagram
[Opening]
[G]There’s a well beaten path in the [C]old mountainside
Where I [D7]wandered when I was a [G]lad
And I wandered alone to the [C]place I call home
In those [D7]Blue Ridge hills far [G]away
[chorus]
Oh I [G]love those hills of old Vir[C]ginia
From those [D7]Blue Ridge hills I did [G]roam
When I die won’t you bury me on the [C]mountain
Far a[D7]way near my Blue Ridge mountain [G]home
[verse 2]
[G]Now my thoughts wander back to that [C]ramshackle shack
In those [D7]Blue Ridge hills far [G]away
Where my mother and dad were [C]laid there to rest
They are [D7]sleeping in peace together [G]there
[chorus]
Oh I [G]love those hills of old Vir[C]ginia
From those [D7]Blue Ridge hills I did [G]roam
When I die won’t you bury me on the [C]mountain
Far a[D7]way near my Blue Ridge mountain [G]home
[verse 3]
[G]There’s a well beaten path in the [C]old mountainside
Where I [D7]wandered when I was a [G]lad
And I wandered alone to the [C]place I call home
In those [D7]Blue Ridge hills far [G]away
[Closing]
I return to that old cabin [C]home with a sigh
I’ve been [D7]longing for days gone [G]by
When I die won’t you bury me on that [C]old mountain side
Make my [D7]resting place upon the hills so [G]high
[chorus]
Oh I [G]love those hills of old Vir[C]ginia
From those [D7]Blue Ridge hills I did [G]roam
When I die won’t you bury me on the [C]mountain
Far a[D7]way near my Blue Ridge mountain [G]home
[chorus]
Oh I [G]love those hills of old Vir[C]ginia
From those [D7]Blue Ridge hills I did [G]roam
When I die won’t you bury me on the [C]mountain
Far a[D7]way near my Blue Ridge mountain [G]home
How to play Blue Ridge Cabin Home on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Flatt & Scruggs - Blue Ridge Cabin Home on guitar requires 3 chords and 3 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.
Blue Ridge Cabin Home uses these transitions most often: C → D7 (16), D7 → G (16), and G → C (16). 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 G - C chord transition.
1. G → C chord transition
To move from G to C;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to D string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
2. C → D7 chord transition
To move from C to D7;
- Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from D string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
3. D7 → G chord transition
To move from D7 to G;
- Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.
Blue Ridge Cabin Home chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Blue Ridge Cabin Home.
- Blue Ridge Cabin Home includes 48 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- Blue Ridge Cabin Home contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Blue Ridge Cabin Home connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After G, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
- G → C: 25%
After C, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).- C → D7: 1%