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Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Ukulele Chords

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ChordsG, Em, C, D7, Bm, A, D, Gm7, C7, F, F7, Dm, Fm, Bb, Eb
Strumming↓-↓↓↑

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DododoGdowndoobeeEmdodownCdownD7cummacumma
GDowndoobeeEmdodownCdownD7cummacumma
GDowndoobeeEmdodownCdownD7
BreakingupisGhardCtoGdo
Don’ttakeyourGloveEmawayfromD7me
GDon’tyouEmleavemyheartinCmisery
GIfyouBmgothenEmI’llbeblue
‘CauseAbreakingupishardtoD7do
RememberGwhenEmyouCheldmeD7tight
GAndyouEmkissedmeallCthroughtheD7night
GThinkofBmallthatEmwe’vebeenthrough
AndAbreakingupisDhardtoGdo
TheysaythatbreakingGm7upC7isGm7hardtoC7do
FNowIF7knowIDmknowthatit’sF7true
FmDon’tBbsaythatFmthisistheBbend
EbInsteadofbreakingupIwishthatD7weweremakingupagain
IbegofGyouEmdon’tCsay D7goodbye
GCan’tweEmgiveourlove CanotherD7try
GComeonBmbabylet’sEmstartanew
AndAbreakingupisDhardtoGdo
TheysaythatbreakingGm7upC7isGm7hardtoC7do
FNowIF7knowIDmknowthatit’sF7trueFm
Don’tBbsaythatFmthisistheBbend
EbInsteadofbreakingupIwishthatD7weweremakingupagain
IbegofGyouEmdon’tCsay D7goodbye
GCan’tweEmgiveourlove CanotherD7try
GComeonBmbabylet’sEmstartanew
AndAbreakingupisDhardtoGdo
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ArtistNeil Sedaka
AlbumCirculate
GenresPop
Year1960
KeyG
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Breaking Up Is Hard To Do on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do on ukulele requires 15 chords and 20 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.

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do uses these transitions most often: D7 → G (14), C → D7 (11), and Em → C (11). 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 G - Em chord transition.

1. G → Em chord transition

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

To move from G to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 11 times.

G to Em

2. Em → C chord transition

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

Here's how to move from Em to C:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 11 times.

Em to C

3. C → D7 chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele D7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-3 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele D7 chord diagram

Switching from C to D7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 11 times.

C to D7

4. D7 → G chord transition

Ukulele D7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-3 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele D7 chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram

Here's how to move from D7 to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 14 times.

D7 to G

5. 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.

6. G → Bm chord transition

To move from G to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

7. Bm → Em chord transition

To move from Bm to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

8. Em → A chord transition

To move from Em to A:

  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 C string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

9. A → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from A to D7:

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

This transition appears in the section.

10. A → D chord transition

To move from A to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

11. D → G chord transition

To move from D 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 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

12. G → Gm7 chord transition

Switching from G to Gm7:

  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 E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

13. Gm7 → C7 chord transition

To move 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 chorus, played 4 times.

14. C7 → F chord transition

To move 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 chorus, played 2 times.

15. F → F7 chord transition

To move 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 chorus, played 2 times.

16. F7 → Dm chord transition

To move from F7 to Dm:

  1. While playing F7, lift your pinky from A string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger on C string from fret 3 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

17. F7 → Fm chord transition

Here's how to move from F7 to Fm:

  1. While playing F7, lift your ring finger from C string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 1.
  4. Keep pinky on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

18. Fm → Bb chord transition

Here's how to move from Fm to Bb:

  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 G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

19. Bb → Eb chord transition

Here's how to move from Bb to Eb:

  1. While playing Bb, 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.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 3 to C string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

20. Eb → D7 chord transition

To move from Eb to D7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Breaking Up Is Hard To Do.

  • Breaking Up Is Hard To Do includes 96 chord transitions, 20 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Breaking Up Is Hard To Do contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Breaking Up Is Hard To Do connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → Em: 9%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → C: 27%
    • Em → A: 5%
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