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Green Day - Extraordinary Girl Ukulele Chords

ChordsA, Dm, G, F#m, D, E
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

AShe’sanDmextraordinaryAgirl,inanDmordinaryAworld.
AndsheGcan’tseemtogetAaway,AhelackstheDmcourageinhisAmind.
LikeaDmchildleftAbehind,likeGapetleftintheArain.
F#mShe’sallDaloneagain,F#mwipingthetearsfromherDeyes.
DSomedaysheEfeelslikedying,DshegetssosickofDmcrying.
ASheseestheDmmirrorofAherself,anDmimageshewantstoAsell
ToGanyonewillingtoAbuy,AhestealstheDmimageinherAkiss
FromherDmheart’sAapocalypse,fromtheGonecalledAwhat’shername
F#mShe’sallDaloneagain,F#mwipingthetearsfromherDeyes.
DSomedaysheEfeelslikedying,DshegetssosickofDmcrying.
ADmADmAGA
ADmADmAGA
F#mShe’sallDaloneagain,F#mwipingthetearsfromherDeyes.
DSomedaysheEfeelslikedying,DsomedaysitsEnotworthtrying.
DNowthattheyEbotharefinding,DshegetssosickofDmcrying.
AShe’sanDmextraordinaryAgirl,anDmextraordinaryAgirl.
AnDmextraordinaryAgirl,anDmextraordinaryAgirl.
ArtistGreen Day
AlbumAmerican Idiot
Year2004
KeyA
DifficultyEasy

How to play Extraordinary Girl on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Green Day - Extraordinary Girl on ukulele requires 6 chords and 6 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.

Extraordinary Girl uses these transitions most often: Dm → A (19), A → Dm (16), and A → G (6). 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 A - Dm chord transition.

1. A → Dm chord transition

To move from A to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 16 times.

A to Dm

2. A → G chord transition

Switching from A to G:

  1. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to 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 6 times.

A to G

3. A → F#m chord transition

Here's how to move from A to F#m:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

A to F#m

4. F#m → D chord transition

Here's how to move from F#m to D:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

F#m to D

5. D → E chord transition

Here's how to move from D to E:

  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 4.
  3. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

6. D → Dm chord transition

To move from D to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

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

  • Extraordinary Girl includes 72 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Extraordinary Girl contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Extraordinary Girl connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After A, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → G: 13%
    • A → F#m: 6%
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → A: 3%