Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
How to play How Do You Sleep on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Sam Smith - How Do You Sleep on ukulele requires 5 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.
How Do You Sleep uses these transitions most often: C → G (15), Am7 → C (14), and F → Am7 (14). 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 F - Am7 chord transition.
1. F → Am7 chord transition
Switching from F to Am7:
- While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
This transition appears in the section, played 14 times.
2. Am7 → C chord transition
Switching from Am7 to C:
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 14 times.
3. C → G chord transition
Switching from C to G:
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 15 times.
4. G → F chord transition
Switching from G to F:
- While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 14 times.
5. F → A7 chord transition
Here's how to move from F to A7:
- While playing F, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.
This transition appears in the section.
6. A7 → C chord transition
Here's how to move from A7 to C:
- While playing A7, lift your index finger from C string fret 1.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section.
How Do You Sleep chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in How Do You Sleep.
- How Do You Sleep includes 59 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- How Do You Sleep contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how How Do You Sleep connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
- G → F: 9%
After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).- F → A7: 1%
- F → Am7: 0%