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Avril Lavigne - Birdie Ukulele Chords

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ChordsEm, G, Am, C, A, B7
Strumming↓-↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to D,G keys to play this song with easier chords.

EmGAmCEmGAC
EmLikeabirdGlockedupinaAmcagecalledClove
EmHeclippedherwingswhenGshewasborntoAflyC
Hesaid,Em”AprettyGbird,youcan’tAmsing
ButI’llbuyyouCdiamondsandrubyEmrings”
LikeabirdGlockedupinaAcageC
AndhowcanIEmescapethisGplaceandgoAmhigher,Chigher?
HowcanIEmavoidtheGflamesfromyourAmfire,Cfire?
AndEmoh,youGcan’tholdmeAmdown,Cno,Emoh,youGcan’tpullmeAmdown
SobirdieflyEmaway G(higher,Amhigher)
SobirdieCflyEmaway G(Higher,Amhigher),sobirdieCflyaway
EmI’mtiredofgettingGlostinsidethisAmmazeallCday
EmYourtwistedwordsareGgettingtomyAheadC
Isay,Em”AndnomoreGglassesandseeingAmstars
AndnomoreCbruisesandbattleEmscars”
LikeabirdGlockedupinaAcageC
AndhowcanIEmescapethisGplaceandgoAmhigher,Chigher?
HowcanIEmavoidtheGflamesfromyourAmfire,Cfire?
AndEmoh,youGcan’tholdmeAmdown,Cno,Emoh,youGcan’tpullmeAmdown
SobirdieflyEmaway G(higher,Amhigher)
SobirdieCflyEmaway G(Higher,Amhigher),sobirdieflyaway
Iain’tyourEmprisonerGyoucan’tAmlockmeupnoCmore
I’llshowyouEmwhatI’mworthGtakebackwhatAIdeserveC
Iain’tyourEmprisonerGyoucan’tAmchainmedownnoCmore
Goddamn,it’sEmgonnahurtGsoflyaway,B7littlebird
AndhowcanIescapethisplaceandgohigher,higher?
HowcanIavoidtheflamesfromyourfire,fire?
AndEmoh,youGcan’tholdmeAmdown,Cno,Emoh,youGcan’tpullmeAmdown
SobirdieflyEmaway(Oh,oh,Goh)Canyouhearme?
Am(Oh,oh,Coh)Areyoulistening? Em(Oh,oh,Goh)Setme Amfree,setme Cfree
Em(Oh,oh,Goh)Canyouhearme?
Am(Oh,oh,Coh)Areyoulistening? Em(Oh,oh,Goh)Setme Amfree,setme Cfree
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ArtistAvril Lavigne
AlbumHead Above Water
GenresPop
Year2019
KeyA
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Birdie on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Avril Lavigne - Birdie on ukulele requires 6 chords and 9 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.

Birdie uses these transitions most often: Em → G (32), C → Em (26), and G → Am (25). 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

Here's how 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 32 times.

Em to G

2. G → Am chord transition

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

Switching from G to Am:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 25 times.

G to Am

3. Am → C chord transition

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

To move from Am to C:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 21 times.

Am to C

4. C → Em chord transition

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

Switching 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 section, played 26 times.

C to Em

5. G → A chord transition

Here's how to move from G to A:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

6. A → C chord transition

Switching 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 section, played 6 times.

7. Am → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to Em:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

8. G → B7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G to B7:

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

This transition appears in the section.

9. B7 → Em chord transition

To move from B7 to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section.

Birdie chord transition analysis

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

  • Birdie includes 122 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Birdie contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Birdie 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%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → Am: 13%
    • G → A: 6%
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