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Nirvana - About A Girl Ukulele Chords

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ChordsEm, G, C#, G#, F#, E, A, C
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

EmGEmGEmGEmG
EmIGneedanEmeasyGfriend
EmIdoGwithaEmeartoGlend
EmIdoGthinkyouEmfitthisGshoe
EmIdoGwantyoutohaveEmaclueG
C#TakeG#advantageF#while
C#YouG#hangmeouttodryF#
ButEmIcan’tEseeyouAeveryCnight
EmFree,GIEmdo.GEmGEmG
EmI’mGstandinginEmyourGlane
EmIdoGhopeyouEmhavethetimeG
EmIdoGpickaEmnumberGtoo
EmIdoGkeepaEmdatewithGyou
C#TakeG#advantageF#while
C#YouG#hangmeouttoF#dry
ButEmIcan’tEseeyouAeveryCnight
EmFree,GIEmdo.GEmGEmG
C#G#F#C#G#F#EAC
EmGEmGEmGEmG
EmIGneedanEmeasyGfriend
EmIdoGwithaEmhandtoGlend
EmIdoGthinkyouEmfitthisGshoe
EmIdoGwantyoutoEmhaveaclueG
C#TakeG#advantageF#while
C#YouG#hangmeouttodryF#
ButEmIcan’tEseeyouAeveryCnight
ButEmIcan’tEseeyouAeveryCnight
EmFreeGEmG
EmIGdoEmIGdoEmGEmG
EmIGdoEmIGdo
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ArtistNirvana
AlbumBleach
GenresAlternative, Indie, Rock
Year1989
KeyEm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play About A Girl on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Nirvana - About A Girl on ukulele requires 8 chords and 11 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.

About A Girl uses these transitions most often: Em → G (49), G → Em (44), and C# → G# (8). 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 Em - G chord transition.

1. Em → G chord transition

Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram

To move from Em to G:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 49 times.

Em to G

2. G → C# chord transition

Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele C# | D♭ chord diagram Fingering: 1-1-1-4 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele C# | D♭ chord diagram

Here's how to move from G to C#:

  1. While playing G, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Place pinky on A string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

G to C#

3. C# → G# chord transition

Ukulele C# | D♭ chord diagram Fingering: 1-1-1-4 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele C# | D♭ chord diagram
Ukulele G# | A♭ chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-4-3Ukulele G# | A♭ chord diagram

Here's how to move from C# to G#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.

C# to G#

4. G# → F# chord transition

Ukulele G# | A♭ chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-4-3Ukulele G# | A♭ chord diagram
Ukulele F# | G♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele F# | G♭ chord diagram

Here's how to move from G# to F#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 8 times.

G# to F#

5. F# → C# chord transition

Switching from F# to C#:

  1. While playing F#, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Place pinky on A string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

6. F# → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from F# to Em:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

7. Em → E chord transition

Switching from Em to E:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

8. E → A chord transition

Here's how to move from E to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 4 and place it on C string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

9. A → C chord transition

To move from A to C:

  1. While playing A, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

10. C → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Em:

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 4.
  2. Place index finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

11. F# → E chord transition

To move from F# to E:

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

This transition appears in the section.

About A Girl chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in About A Girl.

  • About A Girl includes 140 chord transitions, 11 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • About A Girl contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how About A Girl connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → G: 18%
    • Em → E: 0%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → Em: 9%
    • G → C#: 0%
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