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Louis Jordan - Is You Is Or Is You Ain’t My Baby Ukulele Chords

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ChordsAm, G, F, E7, D7, G7, C, F7, Fm, C7, Bb7, A7, Dm, Cm
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

AmIgotaGgalthat’sFalwaysE7late,
AmEveryGtimeweFhaveaE7date,
ButID7loveher,yesIE7loveher
AmI’mgonnaGwalkrightupFtoherE7gate,
AmAndGseeifIcanFgetitAmstraight,
‘CauseID7wanther,I’mgonnaE7askher.
AmIsyouE7isorAmisyouE7ain’tmyAmbaby?
TheD7wayyou’reactin’G7latelymakesmeCdoubtF7E7
AmYou’sE7isAmstillmyE7baby,Ambaby
D7SeemsmyflameinG7yourheart’sdonegoneAmout.C
AFwomanisaFmcreaturethathasCalwaysbeenC7strange;
FJustwhenyou’resureofFmone,
youfindshe’sBb7goneandA7madeaDmchange.E7
AmIsyouE7isorAmisyouE7ain’tmyAmbaby?
D7Maybebaby’sG7foundsomebodyBb7new,A7
OrD7ismybabyG7stillmybabyCtrue?F7E7
AmYou’sE7isAmstillmyE7baby,Ambaby
Babyboy,buttheD7wayyou’reactin’G7latelymakesmeCdoubtF7E7
AmYou’sE7isAmstillmyE7baby,Ambaby
Babyboy,itD7sureseemsmyflameinG7yourheart’sdonegoneAmout
COh,blackout
AFwomanisaFmcreaturethathasCalwaysbeenC7strange;
FJustwhenyou’resureofFmone,
youfindshe’sBb7goneandA7madeaDmchange,andtookmyD7changeE7
AmIsyouE7isorAmisyouE7ain’tmyAmbaby?
D7Maybebaby’sG7foundsomebodyBb7new,A7
OrD7ismybabyG7stillmybabyCtrue?CmC
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ArtistLouis Jordan
AlbumSomebody Up There Digs Me
GenresBlues
Year1962
KeyAm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Louis Jordan - Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby on ukulele requires 14 chords and 26 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.

Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby uses these transitions most often: E7 → Am (21), Am → E7 (12), and D7 → G7 (8). 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 - G chord transition.

1. Am → G chord transition

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

Here's how to move from Am to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

Am to G

2. G → F chord transition

Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram

Switching from G to F:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

G to F

3. F → E7 chord transition

Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele E7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-2-0-2Ukulele E7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from F to E7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

F to E7

4. E7 → Am chord transition

Ukulele E7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-2-0-2Ukulele E7 chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram

Switching from E7 to Am:

  1. While playing E7, 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 21 times.

E7 to Am

5. E7 → D7 chord transition

Switching from E7 to D7:

  1. While playing E7, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

6. F → Am chord transition

Switching from F to Am:

  1. While playing F, lift your index finger from E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

7. Am → D7 chord transition

To move from Am to D7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

8. D7 → G7 chord transition

To move from D7 to G7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.

9. G7 → C chord transition

Switching from G7 to C:

  1. While playing G7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

10. C → F7 chord transition

To move from C to F7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

11. F7 → E7 chord transition

To move from F7 to E7:

  1. While playing F7, lift your pinky from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

12. G7 → Am chord transition

To move from G7 to Am:

  1. While playing G7, 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 2 times.

13. Am → C chord transition

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 2 times.

14. C → F chord transition

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 chorus, played 2 times.

15. F → Fm chord transition

To move from F to Fm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

16. Fm → C chord transition

To move from Fm to C:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

17. C → C7 chord transition

To move from C to C7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

18. C7 → F chord transition

To move from C7 to F:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

19. Fm → Bb7 chord transition

To move from Fm to Bb7:

  1. While playing Fm, lift your pinky from A string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on G string fret 1.
  3. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

20. Bb7 → A7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Bb7 to A7:

  1. While playing Bb7, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

21. A7 → Dm chord transition

To move from A7 to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

22. Dm → E7 chord transition

Switching from Dm to E7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

23. G7 → Bb7 chord transition

Switching from G7 to Bb7:

  1. While playing G7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

24. A7 → D7 chord transition

To move from A7 to D7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

25. Dm → D7 chord transition

To move from Dm to D7:

  1. While playing Dm, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus.

26. C → Cm chord transition

To move from C to Cm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby.

  • Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby includes 106 chord transitions, 26 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby 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 → G: 21%
    • Am → C: 16%
    After E7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are A (31%), Am (28%), and A7 (7%).
    • E7 → Am: 28%
    • E7 → D7: 2%
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