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Petula Clark - Downtown Ukulele Chords

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ChordsC, C7, F, G7, G, Am, Em7, D7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

CWhenyou’reC7aloneandlifeisFmakingyouG7lonely
YoucanCalwaysgoFdowntown
CWhenyou’vegotC7worries,all FthenoiseandtheG7hurry
SeemstoChelp,Iknow,Fdowntown
JustClistentothemusicoftheAmtrafficinthecity
CLingeronthesidewalkwheretheAmneonsignsarepretty
Em7Howcanyoulose?
FTheG7lightsFareG7muchFbrighterFthere
G7YouFcanG7forgetallyourtroubles,forgetallyourcares
SogoCdowntown
FThingswillbeGgreatwhenyou’reCdowntown
FYou’llfindaGplaceforsure,Cdowntown
FEverything’sGwaitingforCyou
CDowntownC7,FDowntownCC7F
CDon’thangC7aroundandletyourFproblems G7surroundyou
ThereareCmovieC7showsCdowntown
CMaybeyouC7knowsomelittleFplacestoG7goto
WheretheyCneverC7closeCdowntown
JustClistentotherhythmofaAmgentlebossanova
CYou’llbedancingwith’emtoo Ambeforethenightisover
Em7Happyagain
FTheG7lightsFareG7muchFbrighterFthere
G7YouFcanG7forgetallyourtroubles,forgetallyourcares
SogoCdowntown,
FwherealltheGlightsarebright,CDowntown,
Fwaitingforyou Gtonight,Cdowntown
FYou’regonnabe Galrightnow,C
CDowntown,C7Downtown,FCC7F
CDowntown,C7DowntownFCC7F
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ArtistPetula Clark
AlbumDowntown
GenresSoul
Year1964
KeyC
DifficultyIntermediate

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

Petula Clark - Downtown on ukulele requires 8 chords and 12 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.

Downtown uses these transitions most often: C7 → F (16), F → G7 (14), and C → C7 (12). 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 - C7 chord transition.

1. C → C7 chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele C7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-1Ukulele C7 chord diagram

Switching from C to C7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 12 times.

C to C7

2. 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

Switching 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 16 times.

C7 to F

3. F → G7 chord transition

Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele G7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-1-2Ukulele G7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from F to G7:

  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 A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 14 times.

F to G7

4. G7 → C chord transition

Ukulele G7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-1-2Ukulele G7 chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

Here's how to move from G7 to C:

  1. While playing G7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

G7 to C

5. C → F chord transition

To move 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 section, played 8 times.

6. F → G chord transition

Switching 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 8 times.

7. G → C chord transition

Switching 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 10 times.

8. C → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Am:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

9. Am → Em7 chord transition

Switching from Am to Em7:

  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.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

10. Em7 → F chord transition

Switching from Em7 to F:

  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.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

11. G7 → D7 chord transition

Switching from G7 to D7:

  1. While playing G7, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

12. D7 → C chord transition

Here's how to move from D7 to C:

  1. While playing D7, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

Downtown chord transition analysis

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

  • Downtown includes 109 chord transitions, 12 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Downtown contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Downtown connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → G: 21%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → F: 16%
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