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Taylor Swift - Daylight Ukulele Chords

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ChordsC, Dm, F, G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

MylovewasasCcruelastheDmcitiesIFlivedin
CEveryoneDmlookedworseintheFlight
TherearesomanyClinesthatI’veDmcrossedFunforgiven
I’llCtellyoutheDmtruthbutneverFgoodbye
CIdon’twannalookatanythingelsenowthatIGsawyou
DmIdon’twannathinkofanythingelsenowthatIFthoughtofyou
CI’vebeensleepingsolongina20-yearGdarknight
AndnowIseeDmdaylight,IonlyseeFdaylight
TheluckoftheCdrawonlyDmdrawstheFunlucky
AndCsoIDmbecamethebuttoftheFjoke
IwoundedtheCgoodandIDmtrustedtheFwicked
CClearingtheDmair,IbreathedFinthesmoke
CMaybeyouranwiththewolvesandrefusedtosettledown
GMaybeI’vestormedoutofeverysingleroominthistown
DmThrewoutourcloaksandourdaggersbecauseit’smorningnow
FIt’sbrighternow,now
CIdon’twannalookatanythingelsenowthatIGsawyou
(Icanneverlookaway)
DmIdon’twannathinkofanythingelsenowthatIFthoughtofyou
(Thingswillneverbethesame)
CI’vebeensleepingsolongina20-yearGdarknight
(NowI’mwideawake)
AndnowIseeDmdaylight(daylight),IonlyseeFdaylight(daylight)
IonlyseeCdaylight,daylight,daylight,Gdaylight
IonlyseeDmdaylight,daylight,daylight,Fdaylight
CAndIcanstillseeitall(inmyGmind)
Allofyou,allofmeDm(intertwined)
Ioncebelievedlovewouldbe(blackandFwhite),butit’sgolden(golden)
CAndIcanstillseeitall(inmyGhead)
BackandforthfromNewYork(singinginyourDmbed)
Ioncebelievedlovewouldbe(burningFred),butit’sgolden
LikeCdaylight,likeGdaylight
LikeDmdaylight,Fdaylight
CIdon’twannalookatanythingelsenowthatIGsawyou
(Icanneverlookaway)
AndDmIdon’twannathinkofanythingelsenowthatIFthoughtofyou
(Thingswillneverbethesame)
CI’vebeensleepingsolongina20-yearGdarknight
(NowI’mwideawake)
AndnowIseeDmdaylight(Iseedaylight),IonlyseeFdaylight(ah-ahah-ah)
IonlyseeCdaylight,daylight,daylight,Gdaylight
IonlyseeDmdaylight,daylight,daylight,Fdaylight(ahah-ahah-ahh)
IonlyseeCdaylight,daylight,daylight,Gdaylight
IonlyseeDmdaylight,daylight,daylight,Fdaylight(ahah-ahah-ahh)
CLikeGdaylight,it’sDmgoldenlikeFdaylight
YougottaCstepintothedaylightandletitGgo
JustletitDmgo,letitFgo
CIGwannaDmbedefinedbythethingsthatIlove
FNotthethingsIhate
NotthethingsthatI’mCafraidof,I’mafraidof
NotthethingsGthathauntmeinthemiddleofthenight
DmI,Ijustthinkthat
FYouarewhatyoulove
CGDmFCG
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ArtistTaylor Swift
AlbumLover
GenresPop
Year2019
KeyC
DifficultyEasy

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

Taylor Swift - Daylight on ukulele requires 4 chords and 5 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.

Daylight uses these transitions most often: Dm → F (26), F → C (26), and C → G (19). 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 8 times.

C to Dm

2. Dm → F chord transition

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

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 26 times.

Dm to F

3. F → C chord transition

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

Here's how to move from F to C:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 26 times.

F to C

4. C → G chord transition

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

To move from C to G:

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E 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 19 times.

C to G

5. 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 18 times.

Daylight chord transition analysis

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

  • Daylight includes 97 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Daylight contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Daylight 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 → Dm: 5%
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → F: 14%
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