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Johnny Cash - Hurt Ukulele Chords

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ChordsAm, C, D, G, F
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

AmCDAmCD
AmIChurt Dmyself Amtoday,toCseeifDIstillAmfeel
ICfocusDontheAmpain,theConlyDthingthat’sAmreal
TheCneedleDtearsaAmhole,theCold DfamiliarAmsting
TrytoCkillitDall Amaway,butI CrememberDeverything
AmWhathaveI Fbecome,CmysweetestGfriend
AmEveryoneIFknow,goes CawayintheGend
AndAmyoucouldhaveitFall.
GMyempireofdirt
AmIwillletyouFdown,GIwillmakeyouAmhurt
CDAmCDAm
AmICwearthisDcrownofAmthorns
CUponmyDliarsAmchair
CFullofDbrokenAmthoughts,CIcanDnot Amrepair
CBeneaththeDstainsofAmtimetheCfeelingsDdisappear
CYouare DsomeoneAmelse
CIamDstillrightGhere
AmWhathaveI Fbecome,CmysweetestGfriend
AmEveryoneIFknow,goes CawayintheGend
AndAmyoucouldhaveitFall.
GMyempireofdirt
AmIwillletyouFdown,GIwillmakeyouhurt
GIfAmIcouldstart FagainaGmillionmilesaway
AmIwillkeep Fmyself
GIwouldfindaway
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ArtistJohnny Cash
Album American IV: The Man Comes Around
GenresCountry, Country Rock, Folk, Rock, Classic Rock
Year2002
KeyAm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Hurt on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Johnny Cash - Hurt on ukulele requires 5 chords and 9 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.

Hurt uses these transitions most often: Am → C (20), C → D (20), and D → Am (18). 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

Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

Switching from Am to C:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 20 times.

Am to C

2. C → D chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram

To move from C to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 20 times.

C to D

3. D → Am chord transition

Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram

Here's how to move from D to Am:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 18 times.

D to Am

4. D → G chord transition

Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram

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 section, played 2 times.

D to G

5. G → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Am:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 11 times.

6. Am → F chord transition

Switching from Am to F:

  1. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 10 times.

7. F → C chord transition

Here's how to move from F to C:

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

8. C → G chord transition

To move 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 chorus, played 4 times.

9. F → G chord transition

To move from F to G:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.

Hurt chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Hurt.

  • Hurt includes 95 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Hurt contains 7 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Hurt connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → C: 16%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → D: 11%
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