Billie Eilish - Hostage Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
How to play Hostage on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Billie Eilish - Hostage on ukulele requires 5 chords and 5 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.
Hostage uses these transitions most often: Am → C (24), C → F (24), and F → Am (23). 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 Am - C chord transition.
1. Am → C chord transition
Switching from Am to C:
- While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 24 times.
2. C → F chord transition
Switching from C to F:
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 24 times.
3. F → Am chord transition
Switching from F to Am:
- While playing F, lift your index finger from E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 23 times.
4. F → E7 chord transition
Here's how to move from F to E7:
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.
5. F → Dm chord transition
Switching from F to Dm:
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on C string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.
Hostage chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Hostage.
- Hostage includes 89 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Hostage contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Hostage 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 → Am: 11%
- F → Dm: 5%
After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).- Am → C: 16%