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Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone - City Of Stars Ukulele Chords

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ChordsGm, C7, Dm, F, Am, D7, A7, Bb
Strumming↓-↑-↓-↑

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

GmGmGmGm
GmCityofstars,C7areyoushiningjustforDmme?
GmCityofstars,C7there’ssomuchthatIcan’tFsee
WhoGmknows?C7IfeltitfromthefirstFembraceIAmsharedwithD7you
ThatGmnowourA7dreams,they’vefinallycomeDmtrue
GmCityofstars,C7justonethingeverybodyDmwants
GmThereinthebars,C7andthroughthesmokescreenoftheFcrowdedA7restaurants
It’sGmlove,C7yes,allwe’relookingforisFlovefromAmsomeoneD7else
AGmrush,aglance,aA7touch,adance
BbTolookinsomebody’sC7eyes,tolightuptheA7skies
ToopentheDmworldandsendthemreeling,Bbavoicethatsays,I’llbeC7here
Andyou’llbeFalright,BbIdon’tcareifIC7know
JustwhereIwillA7go,’causeallthatIDmneed’sthiscrazyfeeling
BbArat-tat-tatonmyA7heart,thinkIwantittoDmstay
GmCityofstars,C7areyoushiningjustforFme?
GmCityofstars,A7younevershinedsobrightlyDm
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ArtistRyan Gosling & Emma Stone
AlbumLa La Land Soundtrack
GenresPop, Vocal
Year2016
KeyGm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play City Of Stars on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone - City Of Stars on ukulele requires 8 chords and 16 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.

City Of Stars uses these transitions most often: Gm → C7 (7), C7 → F (6), and A7 → Dm (5). 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 - C7 chord transition.

1. Gm → C7 chord transition

Ukulele Gm chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-1Ukulele Gm chord diagram
Ukulele C7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-1Ukulele C7 chord diagram

To move from Gm to C7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

Gm to C7

2. C7 → Dm chord transition

Ukulele C7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-1Ukulele C7 chord diagram
Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram

To move from C7 to Dm:

  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.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

C7 to Dm

3. Dm → Gm chord transition

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

Switching from Dm to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

Dm to Gm

4. C7 → F chord transition

Ukulele C7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-1Ukulele C7 chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram

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 section, played 6 times.

C7 to F

5. F → Gm chord transition

Switching from F to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

6. F → Am chord transition

Switching from F to Am:

  1. While playing F, lift your index finger from E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

7. Am → D7 chord transition

Switching from Am to D7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

8. D7 → Gm chord transition

Switching from D7 to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

9. Gm → A7 chord transition

Switching from Gm to A7:

  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 1.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

10. A7 → Dm chord transition

Switching from A7 to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

11. F → A7 chord transition

Switching 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.

12. A7 → Bb chord transition

To move from A7 to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the section.

13. Bb → C7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Bb to C7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

14. C7 → A7 chord transition

To move from C7 to A7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

15. Dm → Bb chord transition

To move from Dm to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

16. F → Bb chord transition

To move from F to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the section.

City Of Stars chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in City Of Stars.

  • City Of Stars includes 47 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • City Of Stars contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how City Of Stars 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 → C7: 5%
    • Gm → A7: 2%
    After C7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (62%), C (4%), and Gm (4%).
    • C7 → F: 62%
    • C7 → Dm: 2%
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