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Jeff Buckley - Lover You Shouldve Come Over Ukulele Chords

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ChordsC#m7b5, F#aug7, Bm, D, Dsus4, G6, F#, Em, Em9, C, Em7, Ddim, Gm6, Aadd9, Cmaj7, G, Chorus 4, Chorus
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

C#m7b5MaybeI'mtooF#aug7youngtoBmkeepgood DloveDfromgoingG6wrong
D*D*D*DCEm9EmEm7Em
Buttonight,you'reonmymindsoyou'llneverknow
DD*D*DCEm9EmEm7Em
I'mbrokendownandhungryforyourlovewithnowaytofeedit
DD*D*DCEm9EmEm7Em
Whe–ereareyoutonight?ChildyouknowhowmuchIneedit
C#m7b5TooyoungtoholdF#aug7onandtooBmoldtoDjustDbreakfreeandG6runF#
BmSometimesamangetsEmcarried Em9awaywhenheBmfeelslikeheshouldbehavinghisEmfun
AndmuchtooBmblindtoseethedamagehe'sEmdone.CSometimesamanmust Cawake
Tofindthat,really,he Emhas Em9nooneEm7Ddim
DSoI'llwaitfor Gm6youandI'll Aadd9burn.WillIeversee G6yoursweetreturn?
Aadd9Oh,willIeverlearn?Cmaj7Oh,Bmoh,oh,Aadd9lover,G6youshould'veF#come
Emover,Em7'causeEmit'snottooDlateDsus4Mmm...DCEmEm7Em
D*D*D*DCEm9EmEm7Em
Lonelyistheroom,thebedismade,theopenwindowletstherainin
D*D*D*DCEm9EmEm7Em
Bu-urninginthecorneristheonlyonewhodreamshehadyouwithhim
C#m7b5Mybody F#aug7turnsandyearnsfor Bma,asleepthatDwon'tDeverG6come
D/A*D/A*D/A*DCEm9EmEm7Em
It'sneverover,mykingdomforakissuponhershoulder
D/A*D/A*D/A*DCEm9EmEm7
It'sneverover,allmyrichesforhersmileswhenIsleptsosoftagainsther
D/A*D/A*D/A*DCEm9EmEm7
It'sneverover,allmybloodforthesweetnessofherlaughter
D/A*D/A*D/A*DCEm9EmEm7
It'sneverover,she'sthetearthathangsinsidemysoulforever
C#m7b5Oh,butmaybeI'mjusttooF#aug7youngto Bmkeepgood DloveDsus4fromDgoingGwrongGm6
DOh,Gm6oh,oh,G6oh,Aadd9lover. Cmaj7Oh,Bmoh,oh,
Aadd9LoverG6youAadd9should'veF#comeEm9over. Em7Yeah,yeah,yeah.
Yes, DI,IfeeltooyoungtoholdGm6on.I'mAadd9muchtoooldtobreakfreeandG6run;
TooAadd9deaf,dumbandblindtoseethedamageCmaj7I'vedoneBm
SweetAadd9lover,G6you,Aadd9youshould'veF#comeEmover.Em7Ohlove,wellI'veEmwaitedforyou
[Chorus 4]
(adlib)
DLover; Gm6lover,lover; Aadd9lover,love,love;love,love,G6love,love!
Aadd9Lo–over, Cmaj7lo–––––––o–o–ve!Aadd9LoverG6youAadd9should'veF#come
EmEm9Em7EmD/A*D/A*D/A*DCEm9
over,it'snottoolate
TIMESIGNATURE:6/8withswung16ths
VERSESTRUMMINGPATTERN
-InVerses,Jeffusesanembellished3-beatpatternbasedaroundDorD/A,
andtheEmvariations.
-TheD*orD/A*symbolsareplacedpreciselyateachrepeatofthispattern.
-SeethetabbeloworlistentoitwiththeUGStrummingPatternfeature.
-SometimesJeffhammers-onthee-string(0h2)atbeat1.
-Itisbasedon
D*orD/A*orEm9,etc
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123123123
(sometimesaddastrumonbeat3onD*andD/A*)
Foreverythingelse,youcanusestandardchordsorthevariationsbelow;
seeliveperformancesforanideaofhowJefflikestoimprovise.
INTRO/VERSECHORDS
Cx32013orx35553orx32033
Em9020002or075070
Em022000or075000
Em7020000or075700
C#m7b5042000
F#7+52x2330
Bmx24432
G6320000
Ddim/Ab4x343x
BRIDGECHORDS
Cx35553or81010988
Ddim/F(1)x3131
CHORUSCHORDS
D/F#200232
Gm63x0330
Aadd95x7600
G6/B7x5700
Aadd9/C#9x7900
Cmaj78x9900
Bmadd117x9700
F#5244xxx
ADDITIONALNOTES
-Mostchordlinesinthetabareexactly4measureslong—seeIntro.
Thiscanhelpyouwiththemusicalphrasing.
-Mostchordslastoneorhalfameasure.
-ListenforthefasterchordchangesinChorusandDsus4bits.
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ArtistJeff Buckley
AlbumSingle
KeyD
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Lover You Shouldve Come Over on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Jeff Buckley - Lover You Shouldve Come Over on ukulele requires 18 chords and 37 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.

Lover You Shouldve Come Over uses these transitions most often: Aadd9 → G6 (8), G6 → Aadd9 (8), and D → Dsus4 (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 C#m7b5 - F#aug7 chord transition.

1. C#m7b5 → F#aug7 chord transition

Ukulele C#m7b5 | D♭m7b5 chord diagram Fingering: 0-1-0-2Ukulele C#m7b5 | D♭m7b5 chord diagram
Ukulele F#aug7 | G♭aug7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-4-2-5 Base fret 2.Ukulele F#aug7 | G♭aug7 chord diagram

Switching from C#m7b5 to F#aug7:

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on A string fret 5.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

C#m7b5 to F#aug7

2. F#aug7 → Bm chord transition

Ukulele F#aug7 | G♭aug7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-4-2-5 Base fret 2.Ukulele F#aug7 | G♭aug7 chord diagram
Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram

Here's how to move from F#aug7 to Bm:

  1. While playing F#aug7, first lift your middle finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from C string fret 4 to G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

F#aug7 to Bm

3. Bm → D chord transition

Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram

Switching from Bm to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

Bm to D

4. D → Dsus4 chord transition

Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele Dsus4 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-0Ukulele Dsus4 chord diagram

To move from D to Dsus4:

  1. While playing D, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  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 section, played 5 times.

D to Dsus4

5. D → G6 chord transition

Here's how to move from D to G6:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

6. G6 → C#m7b5 chord transition

To move from G6 to C#m7b5:

  1. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

7. G6 → F# chord transition

To move from G6 to F#:

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

This transition appears in the section.

8. F# → Bm chord transition

Here's how to move from F# to Bm:

  1. While playing F#, lift your middle finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on G string from fret 3 to fret 4.

This transition appears in the section.

9. Bm → Em chord transition

To move from Bm to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

10. Em → Em9 chord transition

Switching from Em to Em9:

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

11. Em9 → Bm chord transition

Switching from Em9 to Bm:

  1. While playing Em9, lift your middle finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the section.

12. 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.

13. Em9 → Em7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Em9 to Em7:

  1. While playing Em9, lift your ring finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

14. Em7 → Ddim chord transition

Switching from Em7 to Ddim:

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 4.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 5.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 5.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 7.

This transition appears in the section.

15. Ddim → D chord transition

Here's how to move from Ddim to D:

  1. While playing Ddim, lift your pinky from G string fret 7.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger on C string from fret 5 to fret 2.
  4. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 5 and place it on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

16. D → Gm6 chord transition

To move from D to Gm6:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

17. Gm6 → Aadd9 chord transition

To move from Gm6 to Aadd9:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

18. Aadd9 → G6 chord transition

To move from Aadd9 to G6:

  1. While playing Aadd9, lift your ring finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.

19. Aadd9 → Cmaj7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Aadd9 to Cmaj7:

  1. While playing Aadd9, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

20. Cmaj7 → Bm chord transition

Here's how to move from Cmaj7 to Bm:

  1. While playing Cmaj7, lift your middle finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 4.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

21. Bm → Aadd9 chord transition

To move from Bm to Aadd9:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

22. Aadd9 → F# chord transition

Switching from Aadd9 to F#:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

23. F# → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from F# to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

24. Em7 → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from Em7 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. Place ring finger on C string fret 4.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

25. Em → D chord transition

Switching 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.

26. D → C chord transition

To move 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.

27. C → Em9 chord transition

To move from C to Em9:

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

This transition appears in the section.

28. Em → C#m7b5 chord transition

To move from Em to C#m7b5:

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

This transition appears in the section.

29. G6 → Ddim chord transition

To move from G6 to Ddim:

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 4.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 5.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 5.
  4. Place pinky on G string fret 7.

This transition appears in the section.

30. Ddim → C#m7b5 chord transition

Switching from Ddim to C#m7b5:

  1. While playing Ddim, first lift your ring finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 4 and place it on C string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 5 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

31. D → G chord transition

Switching from D to G:

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

This transition appears in the section.

32. G → Gm6 chord transition

To move from G to Gm6:

  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 A string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

33. F# → Em9 chord transition

To move from F# to Em9:

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

This transition appears in the section.

34. Em7 → D chord transition

Here's how to move from Em7 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. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

35. Em → Chorus 4 chord transition

To move from Em to Chorus 4:

  1. While playing Em, first lift your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger.

This transition appears in the chorus.

36. Chorus 4 → D chord transition

Here's how to move from Chorus 4 to D:

  1. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
  2. Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus.

37. F# → Chorus chord transition

Switching from F# to Chorus:

  1. While playing F#, first lift your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger.

This transition appears in the section.

Lover You Shouldve Come Over chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Lover You Shouldve Come Over.

  • Lover You Shouldve Come Over includes 107 chord transitions, 37 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Lover You Shouldve Come Over contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Lover You Shouldve Come Over connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Aadd9, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G6 (50%), Cmaj7 (25%), and F# (25%).
    • Aadd9 → G6: 50%
    • Aadd9 → Cmaj7: 25%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 28%
    • D → C: 14%
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