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Jaymes Young - Habits Of My Heart Ukulele Chords

ChordsAm, Em, G, C
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

AmIcan’tEmsayno,Git’srippingmeCapart.
AmInadarkroom,Emincoldsheets.
GIcan’tfeelCadamnthing.
AmIlostmyselfEmbetweenyourlegs.
GYourCmedicineisinmyhead.
AmYouknowI’dEmratherbealone.GC
AmButthenyouEmcallmeontheGphone.C
COh,thehabitsofmyAmheart,IEmcan’tsayGno,
It’sCrippingmeAmapart,youEmgettooGclose,
YoumakeitChardtoletyougo.
AmEmGC
AmItellmyselfIEmlikethat.
GWhenyoutieCmyhandsbehindmyback.
AmYou’reconfident,EmI’llgiveyouthat.
GButifyouCloveyourselfyoucanfuckyourself.
Am’CauseI’dEmratherbealone.GC
AmButyou’reEmfermentedinmyGbones.C
COh,thehabitsofmyAmheart,IEmcan’tsayGno,
It’sCrippingmeAmapart,youEmgettooGclose,
YoumakeitChardtoletyougo.
COh,thehabitsofmyAmheart,IEmcan’tsayGno,
It’sCrippingmeAmapart,youEmgettooGclose,
YoumakeitChardtoletyougo.
AlbumHabits of My Heart - EP
Year2014
KeyAm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Habits Of My Heart on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Jaymes Young - Habits Of My Heart on ukulele requires 4 chords and 4 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.

Habits Of My Heart uses these transitions most often: Am → Em (16), Em → G (16), and G → C (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 Am - Em chord transition.

1. Am → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 16 times.

Am to Em

2. Em → G chord transition

Switching from Em to G:

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

Em to G

3. G → C chord transition

Switching from G to C:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 16 times.

G to C

4. C → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Am:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 15 times.

C to Am

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Habits Of My Heart.

  • Habits Of My Heart includes 63 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Habits Of My Heart contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Habits Of My Heart 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 → Am: 10%
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → Em: 10%