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Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies Ukulele Chords

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ChordsEm, D, C, G, C7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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EmIfIcouldturnthepage,intimethenI’dDrearrange
JustaCdayortwo
CClosemy,closemy,closemyGeyes
EmButIcouldn’tfindaway,soI’llsettleDforoneday
To Cbelieveinyou
CTellme,tellme,tellmeGlies
EmTellmelies,tellmeGsweetlittlelies
CTellmeDlies,tellmetellmelies
EmOh,no,noyouGcan’tdisguise
CYoucan’t Ddisguise,noyoucan’tdisguise
EmTellmelies,tellmeGsweetlittleliesCD
EmAlthoughI’mnotmakingplans
IhopethatyouDunderstandthere’saCreasonwhy
CCloseyour,closeyour,closeyourDeyes
EmNomorebrokenhearts,we’rebetterDoffapart
Let’sCgiveitatry
CTellme,tellme,tellmeDlies
EmTellmelies,tellmeGsweetlittlelies
CTellmeDlies,tellmetellmelies
EmOh,no,noyouGcan’tdisguise
CYoucan’t Ddisguise,noyoucan’tdisguise
EmTellmelies,tellmeGsweetlittleliesCD
C7D
EmIfIcouldturnthepage,intimethenI’dDrearrange
JustaCdayortwo
CClosemy,closemy,closemyGeyes
EmButIcouldn’tfindaway,soI’llsettleDforoneday
To Cbelieveinyou
CTellme,tellme,tellmeGlies
EmTellmelies,tellmeGsweetlittlelies
CTellmeDlies,tellmetellmelies
EmOh,no,noyouGcan’tdisguise
CYoucan’t Ddisguise,noyoucan’tdisguise
EmTellmelies,tellmeGsweetlittleliesCD
EmTellmelies,tellmeGsweetlittlelies
CTellmeDlies,tellmetellmelies
EmOh,no,noyouGcan’tdisguise
CYoucan’t Ddisguise,noyoucan’tdisguise
EmTellmelies,tellmeGsweetlittleliesCD
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ArtistFleetwood Mac
AlbumTango in the Night
GenresPop, Pop Rock, Rock, Soft Rock
Year1987
KeyEm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Little Lies on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies on ukulele requires 5 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.

Little Lies uses these transitions most often: C → D (14), D → Em (13), and Em → G (12). 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 Em - D chord transition.

1. Em → D chord transition

Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram

Here's how to move from Em to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

Em to D

2. D → C chord transition

Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

Switching from D to C:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

D to C

3. C → G chord transition

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

Switching from C to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

C to G

4. G → Em chord transition

Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram

Here's how to move from G to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

G to Em

5. D → C7 chord transition

To move from D to C7:

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

This transition appears in the interlude.

Little Lies chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Little Lies.

  • Little Lies includes 73 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Little Lies contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Little Lies 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 → G: 35%
    • C → D: 11%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → Em: 17%
    • D → C: 14%
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