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Sabrina Carpenter - Eyes Wide Open Ukulele Chords

ChordsC, G, Em
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

CGCG
EmEverybodyClovestotellme,GIwasbornanoldsoul
EmBetterkeepmyCeyeswideopen,Gthere’ssomuchthatIdon’tknow
EmJustanotherChotelroom,Gneverfeltsoallalone
EmIthinkaboutmyCgranddad’seyes,Gandtheyalwayssendmehome
CIGcanalmosthearhimnow,CIgottaGmakehimproud
IkeepmyEmeyesCwideGopen,blessthisEmgroundCunbroken
EmI’mabouttoCmakemyway,Gheavenhelpme,keepmyfaith,myEmeyesCwideGopen
CGCG
EmIcan’tseetwoCstepsaheadofme,Gwhenthefogcomesrollingin
EmIneverthoughtI’llCmisstherain,GLordknowshowlongit’sbeen
EmThisdreamCburnsinsideofme,GandIcan’tjustletitgo
There’sEmstillsomuchthatCIdon’tknowG
IkeepmyEmeyesCwideGopen,blessthisEmgroundCunbroken
EmI’mabouttoCmakemyway,Gheavenhelpme,keepmyfaith,myEmeyesCwideGopen
CAllGIhaveisjustthismoment,CandGIdon’twannamissasecond
C’CauseGitcouldallbegoneinaninstant,Cyeah,inanGinstant
IkeepmyEmeyesCwideGopen,blessthisEmgroundCunbroken
EmI’mabouttoCmakemyway,Gheavenhelpme,keepmyfaith,myEmeyesCwideGopen
EmI’mabouttoCmakemyway,Gheavenhelpme,keepmyfaith
MyEmeyesCwideGopen,keepEmmyCeyesGwideEmopenCG
AlbumEyes Wide Open
Year2015
KeyC
DifficultyEasy

How to play Eyes Wide Open on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Sabrina Carpenter - Eyes Wide Open on ukulele requires 3 chords and 3 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.

Eyes Wide Open uses these transitions most often: C → G (34), Em → C (24), and G → Em (24). 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 - G chord transition.

1. C → G chord transition

Switching 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 34 times.

C to G

2. G → Em chord transition

To move from G to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 24 times.

G to Em

3. Em → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to C:

  1. While playing Em, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 24 times.

Em to C

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Eyes Wide Open.

  • Eyes Wide Open includes 91 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Eyes Wide Open contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Eyes Wide Open 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%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → Em: 9%