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Shawn Mendes - I Don’t Even Know Your Name Ukulele Chords

ChordsC, F, E, Am
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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COh,youFwaitedsoClongFC
CSometimesit’sFhardtostandCoutFC
ButyouCdon’tEhavetodoAmanythingFelse
ButbeCyourselfFC
COh,youFdressedupsoCniceFC
CButallIcouldFseewasyourCeyesFC
AndtheCcrowd EcameandAmpulledyou Faway
AndthenCyouwereFgone,Cno,yeah
CAndIEdon’tevenknowyourFnameC
CAllIErememberisthatFsmileon Cyourface
CAnd Eit'llkillme Feveryday
CCuzIEdon’tevenknowFyourCname
ICmeanwhereFdidICgoFC
ICseeyourfaceanditFkillsmetoCknowFC
CThatyouneverEknowwhatyouAmdidtoFme
CAndnowyouwereFgone
CAndIEdon’tevenknowyourFnameC
CAllIErememberisthatFsmileonyourCface
CAndEit’llkillme Feveryday
C’CauseIEdon’tevenknowFyourCname
I’mCrunning,I’msearching,andEIdon’tknowwheretostart
I’mAmdyingmylove,youFpunchedaholerightthroughmyheart
ICwon’tstop,stoplooking,E’tillIholdyouinmyarms
I’mAmrunning,I’mrunning,I’mFrunning
I’mCrunning,I’msearching,andEIdon’tknowwheretostart
I’mAmdyingmylove,youFpunchedaholerightthroughmyheart
ICwon’tstop,stoplooking,E’tillIholdyouinmyarms
I’mAmrunning,I’mrunning,I’mFrunning
CAndIEdon’tevenknowyourFnameC
CAllIErememberisthatFsmileonyourCface
CAndEit’llkillme Feveryday
C’CauseIEdon’tevenknowFyourCname
AlbumHandwritten
GenresPop
Year2015
KeyC
DifficultyEasy

How to play I Don't Even Know Your Name on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Shawn Mendes - I Don't Even Know Your Name on ukulele requires 4 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.

I Don't Even Know Your Name uses these transitions most often: F → C (34), C → E (19), and C → F (15). 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 C - F chord transition.

1. C → F chord transition

Here's how to move 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, played 15 times.

C to F

2. C → E chord transition

Switching from C to E:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 19 times.

C to E

3. E → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from E to Am:

  1. While playing E, lift your index finger from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

E to Am

4. Am → F chord transition

To move 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 section, played 7 times.

Am to F

5. E → F chord transition

Switching from E to F:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 12 times.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in I Don't Even Know Your Name.

  • I Don't Even Know Your Name includes 94 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • I Don't Even Know Your Name contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how I Don't Even Know Your Name connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → F: 16%
    • C → E: 1%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%