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Ray Charles - Hallelujah I Love Her So Ukulele Chords

ChordsD, Bm, G, A7, A, E7, D7
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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DBmGA7
DLetmeBmtellyouaboutaGgirlIA7know,
DShe’smyBmbabyandIGloveherAso.
DEveryBmmorningwhentheGsuncomesAup,
SheGbringsmecoffeeinmyE7favoritecup.
That’swhyIDknow,yes,IBmknow,
E7HallelujahIjustAloveherDso.
GWhenIcallherontheE7telephone,
AndDIsaybaby,I’mD7allalone.
GBythetimeIcountfromE7onetofour,
AShe’llbeknockingA7onmydoor.
DIntheBmeveningwhentheGsungoesA7down,
DAndthereBmain’tnobodyGelse A7around.
SheDkissesBmmeandsheGholdsmeA7tight,
GShesays,baby, E7everything’salright.
That’swhyIDknow,that’swhyIBmknow,
E7HallelujahIjustAloveherDso.
GWhenIcallherontheE7telephone,
AndDIsaybaby,I’mD7allalone.
GBythetimeIcountfromE7onetofour,
AShe’llbeknockingA7onmydoor.
DIntheBmeveningwhentheGsungoesA7down,
DAndthereBmain’tnobodyGelse A7around.
SheDkissesBmmeandsheGholdsmeA7tight,
GShesays,baby, E7everything’salright.
That’swhyIDknow,that’swhyIBmknow,
E7HallelujahIjustAloveherDso.
E7HallelujahIjustAloveherDso.Bm
E7HallelujahIjustAloveherDso.Bm
E7HallelujahA7
IjustloveherDso.BmGA7D
AlbumHallelujah I Love Her So
GenresR&B, Soul
Year1956
KeyD
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Hallelujah I Love Her So on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Ray Charles - Hallelujah I Love Her So on ukulele requires 7 chords and 15 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.

Hallelujah I Love Her So uses these transitions most often: D → Bm (16), Bm → G (11), and A7 → D (10). 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 D - Bm chord transition.

1. D → Bm chord transition

To move from D to Bm:

  1. While playing D, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the section, played 16 times.

D to Bm

2. Bm → G chord transition

To move from Bm to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 11 times.

Bm to G

3. G → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G to A7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

G to A7

4. A7 → D chord transition

Here's how to move from A7 to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 10 times.

A7 to D

5. G → A chord transition

Switching from G to A:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

6. A → D chord transition

Switching from A 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. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

7. G → E7 chord transition

To move from G to E7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

8. E7 → D chord transition

To move from E7 to D:

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

9. Bm → E7 chord transition

Switching from Bm to E7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

10. E7 → A chord transition

To move from E7 to A:

  1. While playing E7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

11. D → G chord transition

Switching from D to G:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

12. D → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from D to D7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

13. D7 → G chord transition

Here's how to move from D7 to G:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

14. A → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from A to A7:

  1. While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on C string fret 1.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

15. E7 → A7 chord transition

To move from E7 to A7:

  1. While playing E7, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Hallelujah I Love Her So.

  • Hallelujah I Love Her So includes 91 chord transitions, 15 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Hallelujah I Love Her So contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Hallelujah I Love Her So connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 28%
    • D → Bm: 5%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → A: 6%
    • G → A7: 1%