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Nazareth - Love Hurts Ukulele Chords

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ChordsG, Em, C, D7, B7, G7, Am7, F, A7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓-↓↑-↓↑↓↑

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

LoveGhurts,loveEmscars,loveCwoundsandD7mars
AnyGheartnotEmtoughnorCstrong D7enough
TotakealotofGpain,B7takealotofEmpain
G7LoveislikeaCcloudAm7pullsalotofD7rain
LoveGhurts,Fmmm,Cmmm,loveGhurts
D7
I’mGyoungIEmknowbutCevenD7so
IknowaGthingorEmtwoIClearnedfromD7you
IreallylearnedaGlot,B7reallylearntaEmlot
G7LoveislikeaCstoveAm7burnsyouwhenit’sD7hot
LoveGhurts,Fmmm,Cmmm,loveGhurts
D7
EmSomefoolsthinkofB7happiness
B7Blissfulness,B7togetherness
A7SomefoolsfoolthemselvesIguessButthey’renotfoolingD7me
Iknowitisn’tGtrue,B7knowitisn’tEmtrue
G7LoveisjustaClieAm7madetomakeyouD7blue
LoveGhurts,Fmmm,Cmmm,loveGhurts
D7GEmCD7
LoveGhurts,Fmmm,Cmmm,loveGhurts
FOhhhhCOhhhhloveGhurts.
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ArtistNazareth
AlbumSuper Group Festival
GenresRock, Classic Rock
Year1974
KeyG
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Love Hurts on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Nazareth - Love Hurts 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.

Love Hurts uses these transitions most often: D7 → G (11), B7 → Em (6), and C → D7 (5). 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 G - Em chord transition.

1. 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

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 5 times.

G to Em

2. Em → C chord transition

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

Here's how to move from Em to C:

  1. While playing Em, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

Em to C

3. C → D7 chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele D7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-3 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele D7 chord diagram

Switching from C to D7:

  1. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

C to D7

4. D7 → G chord transition

Ukulele D7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-3 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele D7 chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram

Here's how to move from D7 to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 11 times.

D7 to G

5. G → B7 chord transition

To move from G to B7:

  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 G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

6. B7 → Em chord transition

Switching from B7 to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

7. Em → G7 chord transition

To move from Em to G7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

8. 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 3 times.

9. C → Am7 chord transition

Switching from C to Am7:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

10. Am7 → D7 chord transition

To move from Am7 to D7:

  1. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

11. G → F chord transition

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 5 times.

12. F → C chord transition

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 5 times.

13. C → G chord transition

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 5 times.

14. D7 → Em chord transition

To move from D7 to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section.

15. Em → A7 chord transition

To move from Em to A7:

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

This transition appears in the section.

16. A7 → D7 chord transition

Here's how 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 section.

Love Hurts chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Love Hurts.

  • Love Hurts includes 71 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Love Hurts contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Love Hurts connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → F: 9%
    • G → Em: 9%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → D7: 1%
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