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Billie Eilish - Bury A Friend Ukulele Chords

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ChordsGm, Cm, D
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,A keys to play this song with easier chords.

WhatdoyouGmwantfromme?
Whydon’tyouCmrunfromme?
WhatareyouDwondering?
WhatdoyouGmknow?
Whyaren’tyouGmscaredofme?
WhydoyouCmcareforme?
WhenweallDfallasleep,wheredowego?
(Comehere)
GmSayit,spititout,whatisitexactly?
GmYou’repaying?Istheamountcleaningyouout,amIsatisfactory?
GmTodayI’mthinkingaboutthethingsthataredeadly
GmThewayI’mdrinkingyoudown,likeIwannadrown,likeIwannaendme
GmStepontheglass,Cmstapleyourtongue(ah-ah)
DBuryafriend,Gmtrytowakeup(ah-ah)
GmCannibalclass,Cmkillingtheson(ah-ah)
DBuryafriendIwannaendme
GmGm
Iwannaendme.GmIwanna,Iwanna,Iwannaendme
GmIwanna,Iwanna,Iwanna
WhatdoyouGmwantfromme?
Whydon’tyouCmrunfromme?
WhatareyouDwondering?
WhatdoyouGmknow?
Whyaren’tyouGmscaredofme?
WhydoyouCmcareforme?
WhenweallDfallasleep,wheredowego?
(Listen)
GmKeepyouinthedark,what,hadyouexpected
GmMetomakeyoumyartandmakeyouastar
Andgetyouconnected?
GmI’llmeetyouinthepark,I’llbecalmandcollected
GmButweknewrightfromthestartthatyou’dfallapart
CauseI’mtooexpensive
GmIt’sprobablysomethingthatshouldn’tbesaidoutloud
GmHonestly,IthoughtthatIwouldbedeadbynow(wow)
GmCallingsecurity,keepingmyheadhelddown
GmBurythehatchetorburyyourfriendrightnow
TheGmdebtIowe,gottaCmsellmysoul
CauseIDcan’tsayno,no,IGmcan’tsayno
AndmyGmlimbsallfrozeandmyCmeyeswon’tclose
AndIDcan’tsayno,IGmcan’tsayno
WhatdoyouGmwantfromme?
Whydon’tyouCmrunfromme?
WhatareyouDwondering?
WhatdoyouGmknow?
Whyaren’tyouGmscaredofme?
WhydoyouCmcareforme?
WhenweallDfallasleep,wheredowego?
GmStepontheglass,Cmstapleyourtongue(ah-ah)
DBuryafriend,Gmtrytowakeup(ah-ah)
GmCannibalclass,Cmkillingtheson(ah-ah)
DBuryafriendIwannaendme
WhatdoyouGmwantfromme?
Whydon’tyouCmrunfromme?
WhatareyouDwondering?
WhatdoyouGmknow?
Whyaren’tyouGmscaredofme?
WhydoyouCmcareforme?
WhenweallDfallasleep,wheredowego?
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ArtistBillie Eilish
AlbumWhen We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?
GenresAlternative, Indie, Pop
Year2019
KeyGm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Bury A Friend on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Billie Eilish - Bury A Friend on ukulele requires 3 chords and 3 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.

Bury A Friend uses these transitions most often: Cm → D (14), Gm → Cm (14), and D → Gm (13). 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 Gm - Cm chord transition.

1. Gm → Cm chord transition

Ukulele Gm chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-1Ukulele Gm chord diagram
Ukulele Cm chord diagram Fingering: 0-3-3-3 Barre at fret 3.Ukulele Cm chord diagram

Switching from Gm to Cm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 14 times.

Gm to Cm

2. Cm → D chord transition

Ukulele Cm chord diagram Fingering: 0-3-3-3 Barre at fret 3.Ukulele Cm chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram

To move from Cm to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 14 times.

Cm to D

3. D → Gm chord transition

Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele Gm chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-1Ukulele Gm chord diagram

Switching from D to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 13 times.

D to Gm

Bury A Friend chord transition analysis

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

  • Bury A Friend includes 41 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Bury A Friend connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Gm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (15%), F (12%), and Dm (10%).
    • Gm → Cm: 7%
    After Cm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (22%), F (11%), and Fm (9%).
    • Cm → D: 8%
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