Hal Ketchum - Small Town Saturday Night Chords

ChordsC, G, D, Em

Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

CGDGCGDDGGG

GThere’sanElvismovieontheDmarqueeGsign

CWe’veallGseenatDleastamillionGtimes

Everybody’sbrokeDBobby’sgotaGbuck

ToputaCdollar’sworthofGgasinhisDpickupGtruck

CWe’regoin’ninetymilesanhourdownadeadendroad

GWhat’sthehurrysonDwhere’reyougonnaEmgo

CWe’regonnahowlattheGmoonDshootouttheGlight

CIt’sasmallGtownDSaturdayGnight

CGDGGG

GLucy’sgotherlipstickonaDlittletooGbright

CBobby’sgettin’GdrunkandDlookin’foraGfight

LiquoronhisbreathandDtroubleonhisGmind

CAndLucy’sjustaGkid DalongfortheGride

CGotasix-packofbeerandabottleofwine

GGottabebadjusttoDhaveagoodEmtime

CThey’regonnaGhowlatthemoonDshootouttheGlight

CIt’sasmallGtownDSaturdayGnight

BobbytoldLucytheDworldain’tGround

CDropsoffGsharpattheDedgeofGtown

LucyyouknowtheDworldmustbeGflat

CCausewhenpeopleleaveGtowntheyDnevercomeGback

CTheygoninetymilesanhourtothecitylimitsign

GPutthepedaltothemetal‘foretheirDchangetheirEmmind

CTheyhowlattheGmoonDshootouttheGlight

CIt’sasmallGtownDSaturdayGnight

CTheyhowlattheGmoonDshootouttheEmlight

CIt’sasmallGtownDSaturdayGnight

ArtistHal Ketchum

AlbumPast the Point of Rescue

GenresCountry

Year1991

KeyC

DifficultyEasy

How to play Small Town Saturday Night on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Hal Ketchum - Small Town Saturday Night on guitar requires 4 chords and 4 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.

Small Town Saturday Night uses these transitions most often: G → D (30), D → G (26), and C → G (24). 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

Here's how to move from C to G:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 24 times.

2. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 30 times.

3. D → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from D to Em:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

4. Em → C chord transition

Switching from Em to C:

Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on D string fret 2.
Slide your ring finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 3.
Place index finger on B string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse, played 4 times.

Small Town Saturday Night chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Small Town Saturday Night.

Small Town Saturday Night includes 107 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
Small Town Saturday Night contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
These transition patterns show how Small Town Saturday Night 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%
- G → D: 24%
After D, the most likely next chords across Chordier are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
- D → G: 29%
- D → Em: 17%