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Ella Fitzgerald - Cheek to Cheek Ukulele Chords

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ChordsD, C, Em7, A7, Bm7, F#7, B7, E, D7, Bm, F#m, C#m7, G, Dm, Bbm, F
Strumming↓-↓↓↑

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

DHeaven,CI’mEm7inA7Heaven,DCEm7
A7AndmyDheartbeatsA7sothatBm7IcanF#7hardlyB7speak;
EAndID7seemtoBmfindtheF#mhappinessIF#7seek
B7Whenwe’reGouttogetherEm7dancing,A7cheektoDcheek.
DHeaven,CI’mEm7inA7Heaven,DCEm7
A7AndtheDcaresthatA7hang Bm7aroundmeF#7thro’theB7week
ESeemtoD7vanishBmlikeaF#mgambler’sC#m7luckyF#7streak
B7Whenwe’reGouttogetherEm7dancing,A7cheektoDcheek.
D7Oh!IGlovetoA7climbaBm7mountain,
Bm7andtoGreachtheA7highestDpeak,
D7ButitGdoesn’tA7thrillmeDhalfasA7much
asGdancingA7cheektoDcheek.
D7Oh!IGlovetoA7gooutDfishingBm7inaGriverA7oraDcreek,
D7ButIGdon’t A7enjoyitDhalfasB7much
asGdancingA7cheektoDcheek.
DmDancewithmeIwantmyBbmarmaboutyou;
FTheA7charmaboutEyouwillGcarryBm7meA7through’to
DHeaven,CI’mEm7inA7Heaven,DCEm7
A7AndmyDheartbeatsA7sothatBm7IcanF#7hardlyB7speak;
EAndID7seemtoBmfindtheF#mhappinessIF#7seek
B7Whenwe’reGouttogetherEm7dancing,A7cheektoDcheek.
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ArtistElla Fitzgerald
AlbumElla and Louis
GenresJazz
Year1956
KeyD
DifficultyAdvanced

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

Ella Fitzgerald - Cheek to Cheek on ukulele requires 16 chords and 27 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.

Cheek to Cheek uses these transitions most often: A7 → D (17), Em7 → A7 (9), and G → A7 (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 D - C chord transition.

1. D → C chord transition

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

Switching from D to C:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

D to C

2. C → Em7 chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-2Ukulele Em7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to Em7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

C to Em7

3. Em7 → A7 chord transition

Ukulele Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-2Ukulele Em7 chord diagram
Ukulele A7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-1-0-0Ukulele A7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from Em7 to A7:

  1. While playing Em7, lift your middle finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

Em7 to A7

4. A7 → D chord transition

Ukulele A7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-1-0-0Ukulele A7 chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram

Switching from A7 to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 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 17 times.

A7 to D

5. A7 → Bm7 chord transition

To move from A7 to Bm7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

6. Bm7 → F#7 chord transition

Switching from Bm7 to F#7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

7. F#7 → B7 chord transition

Here's how to move from F#7 to B7:

  1. While playing F#7, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 3 to C string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

8. B7 → E chord transition

To move from B7 to E:

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  2. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 3 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

9. E → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from E to D7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

10. D7 → Bm chord transition

To move from D7 to Bm:

  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 G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

11. Bm → F#m chord transition

To move from Bm to F#m:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

12. F#m → C#m7 chord transition

Here's how to move from F#m to C#m7:

  1. While playing F#m, 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 4.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

13. C#m7 → F#7 chord transition

Switching from C#m7 to F#7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

14. B7 → G chord transition

Here's how to move 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, played 4 times.

15. G → Em7 chord transition

To move from G to Em7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

16. D → D7 chord transition

Switching from D to D7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

17. D7 → G chord transition

Switching 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 4 times.

18. G → A7 chord transition

Switching from G to A7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.

19. Bm7 → G chord transition

To move from Bm7 to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

20. D → Bm7 chord transition

To move from D to Bm7:

  1. While playing D, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
  2. Keep index finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

21. D → B7 chord transition

Here's how to move from D to B7:

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

This transition appears in the section.

22. D → Dm chord transition

Switching from D 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 2 to G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

23. Dm → Bbm chord transition

To move from Dm to Bbm:

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

This transition appears in the section.

24. Bbm → F chord transition

To move from Bbm to F:

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

This transition appears in the section.

25. F → A7 chord transition

To move from F to A7:

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

This transition appears in the section.

26. A7 → E chord transition

Here's how to move from A7 to E:

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

This transition appears in the section.

27. E → G chord transition

To move from E to G:

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

This transition appears in the section.

Cheek to Cheek chord transition analysis

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

  • Cheek to Cheek includes 109 chord transitions, 27 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Cheek to Cheek contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Cheek to Cheek connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After A7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (41%), D7 (18%), and Dm (13%).
    • A7 → D: 41%
    • A7 → G: 4%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → C: 14%
    • D → D7: 1%
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