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Laurel and Hardy - Trail of the Lonesome Pine Chords

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ChordsF, Dm, C7, G7, C, Am, E7, Cmaj7, Gm7, F7, Bb, A, A7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

FDmFDm
FOnaDmmountainFin DmVirginia
FStandsaDmlonesomeC7pine
JustbelowFisthecabinhomeG7ofalittleCgirlofC7mine
HerFnameisDmJuneandFveryDmverysoon
AmShe’ll E7belongtoAmmeC7
FForIDmknowshe’sFwaitingDmthereforme
G7NeaththatlonepineCtreeCmaj7
CInC7theFBlueRidgeDmmountainsof G7Virginia
OntheCtrailoftheC7lonesomeFpineC7
IntheFpale DmmoonshineourG7heartsentwine
WhereGm7shecarvedhername
andCIG7carvedC7mine
Cmaj7OhFJuneliketheF7mountainsIamblue
LiketheBbpineIamAlonesomeforA7you
CInC7theFBlueRidgeDmmountainsof G7Virginia
OntheCtrailoftheC7lonesomeFpine
CInC7theFBlueRidgeDmmountainsof G7Virginia
OntheCtrailoftheC7lonesomeFpineC7
IntheFpale DmmoonshineourG7heartsentwine
WhereGm7shecarvedhername
andCIG7carvedC7mine
Cmaj7OhFJuneliketheF7mountainsIamblue
LiketheBbpineIamAlonesomeforA7you
CInC7theFBlueRidgeDmmountainsof G7Virginia
OntheCtrailoftheC7lonesomeFpine
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ArtistLaurel and Hardy
AlbumMemories in Music
GenresChildren
Year1993
KeyF
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Trail of the Lonesome Pine on Guitar (Step-by-step)

Laurel and Hardy - Trail of the Lonesome Pine on guitar requires 13 chords and 22 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.

Trail of the Lonesome Pine uses these transitions most often: F → Dm (15), C7 → F (13), and C → C7 (9). 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 F - Dm chord transition.

1. F → Dm chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram

Switching from F to Dm:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to B string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 15 times.

F to Dm

2. Dm → C7 chord transition

Guitar Dm chord diagram Fingering: x-x-0-2-3-1Guitar Dm chord diagram
Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from Dm to C7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

Dm to C7

3. C7 → F chord transition

Guitar C7 chord diagram Fingering: x-3-2-3-1-0Guitar C7 chord diagram
Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram

To move from C7 to F:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 13 times.

C7 to F

4. F → G7 chord transition

Guitar F chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Guitar F chord diagram
Guitar G7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-0-0-0-1Guitar G7 chord diagram

Switching from F to G7:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the verse.

F to G7

5. G7 → C chord transition

Switching from G7 to C:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 6 times.

6. C → C7 chord transition

To move from C to C7:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse, played 9 times.

7. Dm → Am chord transition

To move from Dm to Am:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

8. Am → E7 chord transition

Switching from Am to E7:

  1. While playing Am, lift your ring finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the verse.

9. Am → C7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to C7:

  1. Keep index finger on B string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on D string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the verse.

10. Dm → G7 chord transition

To move from Dm to G7:

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

This transition appears in the verse, played 7 times.

11. C → Cmaj7 chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Cmaj7:

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

This transition appears in the verse.

12. G7 → Gm7 chord transition

Switching from G7 to Gm7:

  1. While playing G7, lift your index finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

13. Gm7 → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Gm7 to C:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

14. G7 → C7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to C7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

15. C7 → Cmaj7 chord transition

To move from C7 to Cmaj7:

  1. While playing C7, lift your pinky from G string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from B string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

16. Cmaj7 → F chord transition

Here's how to move from Cmaj7 to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from D string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on D string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

17. F → F7 chord transition

To move from F to F7:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

18. F7 → Bb chord transition

Switching from F7 to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

19. Bb → A chord transition

Switching from Bb to A:

  1. While playing Bb, lift your pinky from B string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on D string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from D string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on B string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

20. A → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from A to A7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

21. A7 → C chord transition

Switching from A7 to C:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

22. F → C chord transition

Switching from F to C:

  1. While playing F, lift your pinky from D string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on B string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to D string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus.

Trail of the Lonesome Pine chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Trail of the Lonesome Pine.

  • Trail of the Lonesome Pine includes 89 chord transitions, 22 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Chordier.
  • Trail of the Lonesome Pine contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Chordier.
  • These transition patterns show how Trail of the Lonesome Pine connects to the rest of Chordier. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → Dm: 5%
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Chordier are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → Am: 14%
    • Dm → F: 14%
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