Taylor Swift - I Did Something Bad Ukulele Chords
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How to play I Did Something Bad on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Taylor Swift - I Did Something Bad on ukulele requires 5 chords and 8 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.
I Did Something Bad uses these transitions most often: Am → D (18), C → Am (18), and Em → G (16). 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 Em - G chord transition.
1. Em → G chord transition
Switching from Em to G:
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 16 times.
2. G → C chord transition
To move from G to C:
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 14 times.
3. C → Am chord transition
Here's how to move from C to Am:
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 18 times.
4. Am → D chord transition
To move from Am to D:
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 18 times.
5. D → Em chord transition
Switching from D to Em:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 4.
This transition appears in the section, played 15 times.
6. D → C chord transition
To move from D to C:
- While playing D, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.
7. C → Em chord transition
To move from C to Em:
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 4.
- Place index finger on A string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.
8. G → D chord transition
Switching from G to D:
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.
I Did Something Bad chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in I Did Something Bad.
- I Did Something Bad includes 93 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- I Did Something Bad contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how I Did Something Bad connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (18%).
- Em → G: 18%
- Em → D: 18%
After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).- D → Em: 17%
- D → C: 14%