Rihanna - Diamonds Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
How to play Diamonds on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Rihanna - Diamonds 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.
Diamonds uses these transitions most often: Bm → A (22), G → Bm (22), and A → F#m (20). 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 G - Bm chord transition.
1. G → Bm chord transition
To move from G to Bm:
- While playing G, lift your middle finger from A string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on C string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 4.
This transition appears in the section, played 22 times.
2. Bm → A chord transition
To move from Bm to A:
- While playing Bm, lift your ring finger from G string fret 4.
- Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 22 times.
3. A → F#m chord transition
Switching from A to F#m:
- Keep index finger on C string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 20 times.
4. F#m → G chord transition
Switching from F#m to G:
- Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 20 times.
5. A → G chord transition
Switching from A to G:
- Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.
Diamonds chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Diamonds.
- Diamonds includes 86 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Diamonds contains 3 of the top 25 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Diamonds connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
- G → Bm: 4%
After Bm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (25%), A (19%), and Em (13%).- Bm → A: 19%