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Maroon 5 - Daylight Ukulele Chords

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ChordsD, G, A, Bm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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DHereIamwaiting,I’llhavetoleavesoon
GWhyamIAholdingon,Dweknewthisdaywouldcome
Weknewitallalong,GhowdiditAcomesofast
BmThisisourlastGnight,butit’sDlate
AndI’mGtryingAnottoBmsleep,’causeIGknow
WhenIDwake,IwillGhavetoAslipDaway
AndwhentheDdaylightcomesI’llBmhavetogo
ButGtonightI’mgonnaholdyouDsoclose
CauseintheDdaylightwe’llbeBmonourown
ButGtonightIneedtoholdyousoDclose
DOhwoah,Bmohwoah,GohwoahDohh
DOhwoah,Bmohwoah,GohwoahDohh
DHereIamstaring,atyou’reperfection
GInmyarms,Asobeautiful
DTheskyisgettingbright
Thestarsareburningout,Gsomebody,Aslowitdown
ThisisBmwaytooGhard,’causeIDknow
WhentheGsuncomesAup,IwillBmleave
ThisisGmylastDglance,thatwillGsoonbeAmemory
AndwhentheDdaylightcomesI’llBmhavetogo
ButGtonightI’mgonnaholdyouDsoclose
CauseintheDdaylightwe’llbeBmonourown
ButGtonightIneedtoholdyousoDclose
DOhwoah,Bmohwoah,GohwoahDohh
DOhwoah,Bmohwoah,GohwoahDohh
AIneverwantedtostop,becauseIdon’twantto
GStartallover,DStartallover,AIwasafraidofthedark
Butnowit’sallthatIwant,GallthatIwant,AllthatIDwant
AndwhentheDdaylightcomesI’llBmhavetogo
ButGtonightI’mgonnaholdyouDsoclose
CauseintheDdaylightwe’llbeBmonourown
ButGtonightIneedtoholdyousoDclose
AndwhentheDdaylightcomesI’llBmhavetogo
ButGtonightI’mgonnaholdyouDsoclose
CauseintheDdaylightwe’llbeBmonourown
ButGtonightIneedtoholdyousoDclose
DOhwoah,Bmohwoah,GohwoahDohh
DOhwoah,Bmohwoah,GohwoahDohh
DOhwoah,Bmohwoah,GohwoahDohh
(Yeah)(Yeah)(Yeah)
DOhwoah,Bmohwoah,GohwoahDohh
(Yeah)(Yeah)
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ArtistMaroon 5
AlbumOverexposed
GenresPop
Year2012
KeyD
DifficultyEasy

How to play Daylight on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Maroon 5 - Daylight on ukulele requires 4 chords and 6 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.

Daylight uses these transitions most often: G → D (22), Bm → G (20), and D → Bm (16). 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 D - G chord transition.

1. D → G chord transition

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

To move 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, played 8 times.

D to G

2. G → A chord transition

Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram

To move from G to A:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.

G to A

3. A → D chord transition

Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram

To move from A to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

A to D

4. A → Bm chord transition

Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram
Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram

Switching from A to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

A to Bm

5. Bm → G chord transition

Switching from Bm to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 20 times.

6. D → Bm chord transition

Switching from D to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 16 times.

Daylight chord transition analysis

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

  • Daylight includes 86 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Daylight contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Daylight 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 → A: 17%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → D: 24%
    • G → A: 6%
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