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Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do Ukulele Chords

ChordsG, D, Em, C, Am
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

GDEmC
You’retheGlight,you’rethenight
You’retheDcolorofmyblood
You’retheEmcure,you’rethepain
You’retheonlythingIwannatouchC
NeverDknewthatitcouldmeansoEmmuch,somuch
You’retheGfear,Idon’tcare
‘CauseI’veDneverbeensohigh
FollowEmmetothedark
LetmetakeyoupastoursatellitesC
YoucanDseetheworldyoubroughttoEmlife,tolife
SoGlovemelikeyoudo,Dlovemelikeyoudo
EmLovemelikeyoudo,Clovemelikeyoudo
AmTouchmelikeyoudo,Emtouchmelikeyoudo
DWhatareyouCwaitingfor?
FadingGin,fadingout
OntheDedgeofparadise
EveryEminchofyourskin
isaholygrailI’vegottofindC
OnlyDyoucansetmyheartonEmfire,onfire
Yeah,I’llGletyousetthepaceD
‘CauseEmI’mnotthinkingCstraight
MyheadspinningaroundIDcan’tseeclearnomoreEm
Whatareyouwaitingfor?
SoGlovemelikeyoudo,Dlovemelikeyoudo
EmLovemelikeyoudo,Clovemelikeyoudo
AmTouchmelikeyoudo,Emtouchmelikeyoudo
DWhatareyouCwaitingfor?
SoGlovemelikeyoudo,Dlovemelikeyoudo
EmLovemelikeyoudo,Clovemelikeyoudo
AmTouchmelikeyoudo,Emtouchmelikeyoudo
DWhatareyouCwaitingfor?
GDEmC
SoGlovemelikeyoudo,Dlovemelikeyoudo
EmLovemelikeyoudo,Clovemelikeyoudo
AmTouchmelikeyoudo,Emtouchmelikeyoudo
DWhatareyouCwaitingfor?
SoGlovemelikeyoudo,Dlovemelikeyoudo
EmLovemelikeyoudo,Clovemelikeyoudo
AmTouchmelikeyoudo,Emtouchmelikeyoudo
DWhatareyouCwaitingfor?
AlbumFifty Shades of Grey
GenresPop
Year2015
KeyG
DifficultyEasy

How to play Love Me Like You Do on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Ellie Goulding - Love Me Like You Do on ukulele requires 5 chords and 8 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 Me Like You Do uses these transitions most often: D → Em (15), Em → C (11), and G → D (11). 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 - D chord transition.

1. G → D chord transition

Switching from G to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 11 times.

G to D

2. D → Em chord transition

Switching from D 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 2 to E string fret 3.
  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 15 times.

D to Em

3. Em → C chord transition

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 11 times.

Em to C

4. C → G chord transition

To move 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 6 times.

C to G

5. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

6. 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 4 times.

7. 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 chorus, played 5 times.

8. Am → Em chord transition

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 chorus, played 5 times.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Love Me Like You Do.

  • Love Me Like You Do includes 71 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Love Me Like You Do contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Love Me Like You Do 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 → Em: 17%
    • D → C: 14%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → C: 27%
    • Em → G: 18%