Andy Williams - Killing Me Softly With Her Song Ukulele Chords
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How to play Killing Me Softly With Her Song on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Andy Williams - Killing Me Softly With Her Song on ukulele requires 9 chords and 16 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.
Killing Me Softly With Her Song uses these transitions most often: Am → D (10), D → G (7), and Em → Am (4). 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 - D chord transition.
1. Am → D chord transition
Here's how 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 10 times.
2. D → G chord transition
Switching from D to G:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.
3. 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 4 times.
4. C → Am chord transition
Switching 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 3 times.
5. D → Em chord transition
To move 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 3 times.
6. Em → Am chord transition
To move from Em to Am:
- While playing Em, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.
7. G → B chord transition
Here's how to move from G to B:
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 4.
This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.
8. B → Em chord transition
Switching from B to Em:
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on C string fret 4.
This transition appears in the section.
9. G → Em chord transition
To move from G to Em:
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 4.
This transition appears in the section.
10. Em → A chord transition
To move from Em to A:
- While playing Em, lift your ring finger from C string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section.
11. A → D chord transition
Switching from A to D:
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section.
12. 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.
13. C → F chord transition
Here's how to move from C to F:
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section.
14. F → E chord transition
Switching from F to E:
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 4.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section.
15. E → Am chord transition
To move from E to Am:
- While playing E, lift your index finger from G string fret 4.
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section.
16. B → Am chord transition
To move from B to Am:
- While playing B, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from C string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section.
Killing Me Softly With Her Song chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Killing Me Softly With Her Song.
- Killing Me Softly With Her Song includes 44 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Killing Me Softly With Her Song contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Killing Me Softly With Her Song connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
- D → G: 28%
- D → Em: 17%
After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).- Am → D: 7%