Georgia on My Mind (Fingerstyle)

Here’s the ukulele chords progression for the song “Georgia on My Mind” by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell, with lyrics reportedly about Carmichael’s sister, Georgia. This wistful tune is a great exercise to practice our split measures! The song has been covered by everyone from Ray Charles to Ella Fitzgerald, The Band, Willie Nelson, and has even been made the state song of Georgia.
This video is filmed on a tenor ukulele, though you could also play this arrangement on a concert or soprano ukulele. I developed this fingerstyle arrangement using different inversions, or voicings, which I use to move the melody up the neck. This way I can still maintain chord shapes, giving the tune a chord-melody feel. If you’ve been looking to get started playing acoustic arrangements or jazz standards on your ukulele, give my channel a follow! I offer both cover videos and tutorials at different levels.