Leonard Cohen - Chelsea Hotel Ukulele Chords
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How to play Chelsea Hotel on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Leonard Cohen - Chelsea Hotel on ukulele requires 6 chords and 10 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.
Chelsea Hotel uses these transitions most often: F → C (16), C → F (10), and Am → F (6). 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 - G chord transition.
1. C → G chord transition
Switching from C to G:
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.
2. G → F chord transition
Switching from G to F:
- While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.
3. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C:
- While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 16 times.
4. C → Em7 chord transition
Switching from C to Em7:
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.
5. Em7 → Am chord transition
Here's how to move from Em7 to Am:
- While playing Em7, lift your index finger from C string fret 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 6 times.
6. Am → C chord transition
To move from Am to C:
- While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.
7. F → G7 chord transition
To move from F to G7:
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.
8. G7 → Am chord transition
Switching from G7 to Am:
- While playing G7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.
9. Am → F chord transition
To move from Am to F:
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.
10. G7 → C chord transition
To move from G7 to C:
- While playing G7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.
This transition appears in the section.
Chelsea Hotel chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Chelsea Hotel.
- Chelsea Hotel includes 67 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Chelsea Hotel contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Chelsea Hotel 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 → G: 35%
- C → F: 16%
After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).- F → C: 40%
- F → Am: 11%