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James Arthur - Coming Home For Summer Ukulele Chords

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ChordsC, Dm, Am, G, F, D, E, Fm
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

CDmAmGCDmAm
WeCstartedinOctober,drownedoursinsinDmcoldAmNovemberrainG
CThoughtsallthroughDecember,prayedforsnowtoDmcoveruptheAmpain
BeensolongunderFwinter’sGnight,waitingforDthesun,watchingtheFhorizon
AmEverybody’sCcominghomeforFsummerE
AmBattlefieldsaCthousandmilesFawayE
AmWhataCfeeling,tastethefreedom
DTherewitheverybite,Ffinallywe’reFmcomingChomeDmAm
WeCshadow-boxedtheenemy,swinguntilDmweextraditeourAmfearsG
CThey’rebackedintoacorner,ringthebell,weDmshedourbloodandAmtears
LikehibernatingFstowaways,GhopingfortheDsun
WatchingtheFhorizonE
AmEverybody’sCcominghomeforFsummerE
AmbattlefieldsaCthousandmilesFawayE
AmWhataCfeeling,tastethefreedom,Dtherewitheverybite
FFinallywe’reFcomingEhome
AmCFE
DmOh,wesufferedinsilence,Fthroughstormsandthroughviolence
WeAmstayedourGway,Dmthewaveshavesubsided
FCloudshavedividedAm(IGfound)
DmFoundareasontosurvive,Ffoundthewilltostayalive
EThatwillbethelastthingthatweAmdo
HeadingforDsummer,backhomeFmforsummer
AmEverybody’sCcominghomeforFsummerE
AmBattlefieldsaCthousandmilesFawayE
AmWhataCfeeling,tastethefreedom
DTherewitheverybite,Ffinallywe’reFmcomingChome
Oh,Dmwe’recomingAmhome,Gohh,CI’mDmcomingAmhome
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ArtistJames Arthur
AlbumBack from the Edge
GenresPop
Year2016
KeyC
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Coming Home For Summer on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

James Arthur - Coming Home For Summer on ukulele requires 8 chords and 21 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.

Coming Home For Summer uses these transitions most often: Am → C (12), F → E (11), and E → Am (10). 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 - Dm chord transition.

1. C → Dm chord transition

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

Switching from C to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

C to Dm

2. Dm → Am chord transition

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

Switching from Dm to Am:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

Dm to Am

3. Am → G chord transition

Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram

Here's how to move from Am to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

Am to G

4. G → C chord transition

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

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, played 4 times.

G to C

5. Am → C chord transition

Switching from Am to C:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 12 times.

6. Am → F chord transition

Switching from Am to F:

  1. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

7. F → G chord transition

Here's how to move from F to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

8. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

9. D → F chord transition

Here's how to move from D to F:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

10. F → E chord transition

To move from F to E:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 11 times.

11. E → Am chord transition

To move from E to Am:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 10 times.

12. C → F chord transition

Switching from C to F:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 7 times.

13. C → D chord transition

Here's how to move from C to D:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

14. F → Fm chord transition

To move from F to Fm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

15. Fm → C chord transition

To move from Fm to C:

  1. While playing Fm, first lift your index finger, middle finger, and pinky.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

16. E → Dm chord transition

To move from E to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section.

17. Dm → F chord transition

Switching from Dm to F:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

18. G → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

19. Am → D chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to D:

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

This transition appears in the section.

20. D → Fm chord transition

Switching from D to Fm:

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

This transition appears in the section.

21. Fm → Am chord transition

To move from Fm to Am:

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

This transition appears in the section.

Coming Home For Summer chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Coming Home For Summer.

  • Coming Home For Summer includes 97 chord transitions, 21 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Coming Home For Summer contains 7 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Coming Home For Summer connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → G: 21%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → F: 16%
    • C → D: 11%
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