Paul Robeson - Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child 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 key to play this song with easier chords.
How to play Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child on Guitar (Step-by-step)
Paul Robeson - Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child 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.
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child uses these transitions most often: A → A7 (12), A7 → Dm (12), and Dm → A (11). 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 Dm - Gm chord transition.
1. Dm → Gm chord transition
Switching from Dm to Gm:
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Keep ring finger on B string fret 3.
- Place pinky on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.
2. Dm → A chord transition
Switching from Dm to A:
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on B string from fret 3 to fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 11 times.
3. A → A7 chord transition
Switching from A to A7:
- While playing A, lift your ring finger from B string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on D string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on B string fret 2.
This transition appears in the verse, played 12 times.
4. A7 → Dm chord transition
Switching from A7 to Dm:
- Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from B string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on B string fret 3.
This transition appears in the verse, played 12 times.
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child.
- Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child includes 55 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
- These transition patterns show how Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
- Dm → Gm: 5%
- Dm → A: 3%
After A7, the most likely next chords across Chordier are D (41%), D7 (18%), and Dm (13%).- A7 → Dm: 13%
- A7 → A: 4%