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Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly Devoted To You Ukulele Chords

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ChordsA, Dm, C#m, D, Bm, E, F#m, F#, Gm, Bb, C, F
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

ADmADmADmA
GuessAmineisnottheC#mfirstheartDbroken
MyBmeyesarenottheEfirsttoAcry
I’mnotthefirsttoF#mknowthere’s
JustnogettingF#overBmyouC#mBm
YouAknowI’mjustaC#mfoolwho’sDwilling
ToBmsitaroundandEwaitforAyou
Butbabycan’tyouF#mseethere’snothingleftforF#metoBmdo
I’mC#mhopelesslyBmdevotedtoAyou
ButAnowthere’sGmnowaytohide
SinceyouBbpushedmyheartCaside
I’mFouttamyheadDhopelesslydevotedtoGmyou
BbHopelesslyCdevotedtoDmyouhuhhuhFhuhDmhuh
BbHopelesslyCdevotedtoAyou
MyAheadissayingC#mfool Dforgethim
MyBmheartissayingEdon’tletAgo
HoldontotheF#mend,that’swhatI F#intendtoBmdo
I’mC#mhopelesslyBmdevotedtoAyou
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ArtistOlivia Newton-John
AlbumGrease Soundtrack
GenresPop
Year1978
KeyA
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Hopelessly Devoted To You on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Olivia Newton-John - Hopelessly Devoted To You on ukulele requires 12 chords and 21 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.

Hopelessly Devoted To You uses these transitions most often: A → C#m (3), A → Dm (3), and A → F#m (3). 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

Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram
Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram

Switching 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 3 times.

A to Dm

2. A → C#m chord transition

Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram
Ukulele C#m | D♭m chord diagram Fingering: 1-4-4-4Ukulele C#m | D♭m chord diagram

Switching from A to C#m:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

A to C#m

3. C#m → D chord transition

Ukulele C#m | D♭m chord diagram Fingering: 1-4-4-4Ukulele C#m | D♭m chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram

Switching from C#m to D:

  1. While playing C#m, lift your pinky from A string fret 4.
  2. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger on C string from fret 4 to fret 2.
  4. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 4 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

C#m to D

4. D → Bm chord transition

Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram

Here's how 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 3 times.

D to Bm

5. Bm → E chord transition

To move from Bm to E:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

6. E → A chord transition

Switching from E to A:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 4 and place it on C 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 3 times.

7. A → F#m chord transition

Switching 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 section, played 3 times.

8. F#m → F# chord transition

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

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

9. F# → Bm chord transition

Here's how to move from F# to Bm:

  1. While playing F#, lift your middle finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on G string from fret 3 to fret 4.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

10. Bm → C#m chord transition

To move from Bm to C#m:

  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 E string fret 4.
  3. Place middle finger on C string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on A string fret 4.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

11. Bm → A chord transition

Here's how to move from Bm to A:

  1. While playing Bm, lift your ring finger from G string fret 4.
  2. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

12. A → Gm chord transition

Switching from A to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the section.

13. Gm → Bb chord transition

To move from Gm to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

14. Bb → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Bb to C:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

15. C → F chord transition

Switching 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.

16. F → D chord transition

Here's how to move from F to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from E 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.

17. D → Gm chord transition

Switching from D to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the section.

18. C → Dm chord transition

To move from C to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section.

19. Dm → F chord transition

To move from Dm to F:

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

This transition appears in the section.

20. Dm → Bb chord transition

To move from Dm to Bb:

  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. Slide your ring finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

21. C → A chord transition

Here's how to move from C to A:

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

This transition appears in the section.

Hopelessly Devoted To You chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Hopelessly Devoted To You.

  • Hopelessly Devoted To You includes 53 chord transitions, 21 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Hopelessly Devoted To You contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Hopelessly Devoted To You 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 → F#m: 6%
    • A → C#m: 2%
    After Bm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (25%), A (19%), and Em (13%).
    • Bm → A: 19%
    • Bm → E: 4%
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