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Doris Day - Keep Smilin’, Keep Laughin’, Be Happy Ukulele Chords

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ChordsCm, F, C, C7, G, G#, C#m, F#m, C#7, Dm, Gm, A, D7, D
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

CmLet’skeepFsmilin’CF
CmLet’skeepFlaughin’CF
CmLet’sbeFhappy
FHoHoHoGHa
CmLet’skeepFsmilin’CF
CmLet’skeepFlaughin’CF
CmLet’sbeFhappy
FHoHoHoGHoCha
KeepG#smilingFandkeepCmlaughing
KeepG#punchingFandCmeverythingwillbeG#allGright
CmLet’skeepFsmilin’CF
CmLet’skeepFlaughin’CF
CmLet’sbeFhappy
FHoHoHoGHoCha
C#mLet’skeepF#msmilin’C#mF#m
C#mLet’skeepF#mlaughin’C#mF#m
C#mLet’sbeF#mhappy
F#mHoHoHoG#HoC#mha
DmLet’skeepGmsmilin’FA
DmLet’skeepGmlaughin’FA
DmLet’sbeGmhappy
GmHoHoHoAHoDha
KeepGmsmilingandkeepDmlaughing
KeepGmpunchingandDmeverythingwillbeallAright
DmLet’skeepGsmilin’FA
DmLet’skeepGlaughin’FA
DmLet’sbeGhappy
GmHoHoHoAHoDha
C#mLet’skeepF#msmilin’C#mF#m
C#mLet’skeepF#mlaughin’C#mF#m
C#mLet’sbeF#mhappy
F#mHoHoHoG#HoC#mha
CmLet’skeepFsmilin’CF
CmLet’skeepFlaughin’CF
CmLet’sbeFhappy
FHoHoHoGHoCha
CmLet’sbeFhappy
FHoHoHoGHoCha
FHoHoHoGHoCha
FHoHoHoGHoCha
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ArtistDoris Day
AlbumBright and Shiny
GenresPop
Year1961
KeyCm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Keep Smiling, Keep Laughing on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Doris Day - Keep Smiling, Keep Laughing on ukulele requires 14 chords and 29 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.

Keep Smiling, Keep Laughing uses these transitions most often: Cm → F (13), C → F (10), and C#m → F#m (10). 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 Cm - F chord transition.

1. Cm → F chord transition

Ukulele Cm chord diagram Fingering: 0-3-3-3 Barre at fret 3.Ukulele Cm chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram

Here's how to move from Cm to F:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 13 times.

Cm to F

2. F → C chord transition

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

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 section, played 8 times.

F to C

3. F → C7 chord transition

Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele C7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-1Ukulele C7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from F to C7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

F to C7

4. F → G chord transition

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

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 section, played 7 times.

F to G

5. G → Cm chord transition

To move from G to Cm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

6. G → C chord transition

To move 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 6 times.

7. C → G# chord transition

Switching from C to G#:

  1. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on C string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus.

8. G# → F chord transition

Switching from G# to F:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

9. Cm → G# chord transition

Here's how to move from Cm to G#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

10. G# → G chord transition

Here's how to move from G# to G:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

11. C → C#m chord transition

Switching from C to C#m:

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

This transition appears in the section.

12. C#m → F#m chord transition

Here's how to move from C#m to F#m:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 10 times.

13. F#m → C#7 chord transition

Switching from F#m to C#7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

14. F#m → G# chord transition

To move from F#m to G#:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

15. G# → C#m chord transition

To move from G# to C#m:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

16. C#m → Dm chord transition

To move from C#m to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section.

17. Dm → Gm chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm to Gm:

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A 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 E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

18. Gm → F chord transition

To move from Gm to F:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

19. F → A chord transition

To move from F to A:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

20. A → Dm chord transition

Switching from A to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

21. Gm → D7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Gm to D7:

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

This transition appears in the section.

22. Gm → A chord transition

Switching from Gm to A:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

23. A → D chord transition

Switching from A to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

24. D → Gm chord transition

Switching from D to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

25. Dm → G chord transition

Switching from Dm 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. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

26. G → D7 chord transition

Switching from G to D7:

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

This transition appears in the section.

27. D → C#m chord transition

Here's how to move from D to C#m:

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  3. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on A string fret 4.

This transition appears in the section.

28. C#m → Cm chord transition

Here's how to move from C#m to Cm:

  1. While playing C#m, first lift your middle finger, ring finger, and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

29. C → Cm chord transition

Here's how 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 section.

Keep Smiling, Keep Laughing chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Keep Smiling, Keep Laughing.

  • Keep Smiling, Keep Laughing includes 135 chord transitions, 29 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Keep Smiling, Keep Laughing contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Keep Smiling, Keep Laughing connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → C: 40%
    • F → G: 21%
    After Cm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (22%), F (11%), and Fm (9%).
    • Cm → F: 11%
    • Cm → G#: 4%
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