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Frank Loesser - Baby It’s Cold Outside Ukulele Chords

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ChordsC, Am, Dm7, Dm, Cmaj7, G7, Gm7, C7, F, F7, B7, G, Fm, Bb7, A7, D7
Strumming↓-↓↑

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CAmDm7Dm
CIreallycan’tCmaj7stay
Cmaj7Butbabyit’sCcold Cmaj7out-side,
I’veDmgottogo G7a-way
G7Butbabyit’sDmcold G7out-side,
TheCeveninghasCmaj7been
Cmaj7BeenhopingthatCyou’ddropin,
SoveryGm7nice
Gm7.I’llholdyourC7hands,they’rejustlikeice,
MyFmotherwillstartworry
C7Beautifulwhat’syourFhurry?,
AndF7fatherwillbepacingthefloor
F7ListentothefireplaceCroar,
SoCreallyI’dbetterscurry
CBeautifulpleasedon’tB7hurry,
ButDmmaybejustahalfadrinkB7more
B7PutsomerecordsonGwhileICpour,
TheCneighborsmightCmaj7think
Cmaj7Babyit’sCbadoutCmaj7there,
Say,Dmwhat’sinthisG7drink?
G7NocabstobeDmhadoutG7there,
ICwishIknewCmaj7how
Cmaj7YoureyesarelikeCstarlightnow,
TobreaktheGm7spell
Gm7I’lltakeyourhat,yourC7hairlooksswell,
IFoughttosay,“No,no,nosir”
FMindifImoveincloser?,
AtFmleastI’mgonnasaythatIG7tried
G7What’sthesenseinhurtin’mypride?,
ICreallycan’tBb7stay
Bb7Babydon’tA7holdout,
Ah,butit’sD7coldG7out-side
ICsimplymustCmaj7go
Cmaj7Baby,it’sCcold Cmaj7out-side,
TheDmanswerisG7no
G7Oohdarling,it’sDmcoldG7outside,
CThisCmaj7welcomeChasbeen
CI’mluckythatyoudroppedin,
SoniceandGm7warm
Gm7LookouttheC7windowatthatstorm,
MyFsisterwillbesus-picious
FMan,yourlipslookdelicious,
MyFmbrotherwillbethereatthedoor
FmWavesuponatropicalshore
MyCmaidenaunt’smindisvicious
CGoshyourlipsaredelicious,
WellDmmaybejustahalfadrinkGmore
GNeversuchablizzardbefore,
I’veCgottogoCmaj7home
Cmaj7Oh,baby,you’llCfreezeoutCmaj7there,
Say,DmlendmeyourG7coat
G7It’suptoyourDmkneesoutG7there,
You’veCreallybeenCmaj7grand
Cmaj7IthrillwhenyouCtouchmyhand,
Butdon’tyouGm7see?
Gm7HowcanyouC7dothisthingtome?,
There’sFboundtobetalkto-morrow
FThinkofmylifelongsorrow,
AtFmleasttherewillbeplentyG7implied
G7Ifyoucaughtpneumoniaanddied,
ICreallycan’tBb7stay
Bb7GetoverthatA7holdout,
Ahh,butit’sD7coldG7out-side
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ArtistFrank Loesser
AlbumNeptune's Daughter Soundtrack
GenresChristmas, Pop
Year1949
KeyC
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Baby It's Cold Outside on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Frank Loesser - Baby It's Cold Outside on ukulele requires 16 chords and 25 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.

Baby It's Cold Outside uses these transitions most often: C → Cmaj7 (12), Cmaj7 → C (8), and Dm → G7 (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 C - Am chord transition.

1. C → Am chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to Am:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

C to Am

2. Am → Dm7 chord transition

Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-3 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Dm7 chord diagram

To move from Am to Dm7:

  1. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

Am to Dm7

3. Dm7 → Dm chord transition

Ukulele Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-3 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Dm7 chord diagram
Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram

Here's how to move from Dm7 to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section.

Dm7 to Dm

4. Dm → C chord transition

Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

Here's how to move from Dm to C:

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

This transition appears in the section.

Dm to C

5. C → Cmaj7 chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Cmaj7:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 12 times.

6. Cmaj7 → Dm chord transition

Switching from Cmaj7 to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

7. Dm → G7 chord transition

To move from Dm to G7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.

8. G7 → C chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to C:

  1. While playing G7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.

9. C → Gm7 chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Gm7:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

10. Gm7 → C7 chord transition

Switching from Gm7 to C7:

  1. While playing Gm7, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

11. C7 → F chord transition

Switching from C7 to F:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

12. F → F7 chord transition

Switching from F to F7:

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

This transition appears in the section.

13. F7 → C chord transition

Switching from F7 to C:

  1. While playing F7, first lift your index finger, middle finger, and pinky.
  2. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

14. C → B7 chord transition

To move from C to B7:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on C string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

15. B7 → Dm chord transition

Switching from B7 to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section.

16. B7 → G chord transition

Switching from B7 to G:

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

This transition appears in the section.

17. G → C chord transition

Here's how to move from G to C:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

18. F → Fm chord transition

Switching from F to Fm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

19. Fm → G7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Fm to G7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

20. C → Bb7 chord transition

Switching from C to Bb7:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

21. Bb7 → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Bb7 to A7:

  1. While playing Bb7, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

22. A7 → D7 chord transition

To move from A7 to D7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

23. D7 → G7 chord transition

To move from D7 to G7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

24. Fm → C chord transition

Switching from Fm to C:

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

This transition appears in the section.

25. Dm → G chord transition

To move from Dm to G:

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

This transition appears in the section.

Baby It's Cold Outside chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Baby It's Cold Outside.

  • Baby It's Cold Outside includes 86 chord transitions, 25 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Baby It's Cold Outside contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Baby It's Cold Outside connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → Am: 10%
    • C → Dm: 5%
    After Cmaj7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (26%), G (16%), and C7 (9%).
    • Cmaj7 → C: 26%
    • Cmaj7 → Dm: 6%
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