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Michael Bublé - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Ukulele Chords

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ChordsG, Em, Am, D, B, A, C, Bm, F#, E
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

GEmAmDGEmAmD
GHaveEmyourselfaAmmerrylittleDChristmas
GLetEmyourheartbeAmlight,DfromGnowonEm
AmOurtroubleswillbeDoutofBsightEmAD
GHaveEmyourselfaAmmerrylittleDChristmas
GMakeEmtheyuletideAmgay,DfromGnowonEm
OurAmtroubleswillbeBmilesawayEmGAD
CHereweareasinBmoldendays,happyAmgoldendaysDofGyore
EmFaithfulF#friendsBmwhoaredeartous,AmgatherAneartous,onceDmore
GThroughtheEmyears,AmweallwillbeDtogether
GIfEmthefatesAmallow,DhangGashiningEmstar
AmUpontheBhighestEmboughG
CAndhaveyourselfaAmmerrylittleDChristmasrightGnow
CBmAmDG
EmFaithfulF#friendsBmwhoaredeartoEus
GatherAneartoAmus,onceDmore
GThroughtheEmyears,AmweallwillbeDtogether
GIfEmthefatesAmallow,DhangGashiningEmstar
AmUpontheBhighestEmboughG
CAndhaveyourselfaAmmerrylittleDChristmasrightGnow
GEmAmDGEmAmD
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ArtistMichael Bublé
AlbumChristmas
GenresChristmas, Pop
Year2011
KeyG
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Michael Bublé - Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas on ukulele requires 10 chords and 20 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.

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas uses these transitions most often: Am → D (18), D → G (18), and G → Em (18). 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 18 times.

G to Em

2. Em → Am chord transition

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

To move from Em to Am:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 16 times.

Em to Am

3. Am → D chord transition

Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram

Here's how to move from Am to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 18 times.

Am to D

4. 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

Here's how 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 18 times.

D to G

5. D → B chord transition

To move from D to B:

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

This transition appears in the section.

6. B → Em chord transition

Switching from B to Em:

  1. Lift your index finger from E 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. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on C string fret 4.

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

7. Em → A chord transition

To move from Em to A:

  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 G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

8. A → D chord transition

Here's how 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 3 times.

9. Am → B chord transition

To move from Am to B:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

10. G → A chord transition

Here's how 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.

11. D → C chord transition

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.

12. C → Bm chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

13. Bm → Am chord transition

To move from Bm to Am:

  1. While playing Bm, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

14. Em → F# chord transition

To move from Em to F#:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

15. F# → Bm chord transition

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, played 2 times.

16. Am → A chord transition

Here's how to move from Am to A:

  1. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on C string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section.

17. G → C chord transition

Switching from G to C:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

18. C → Am chord transition

Switching 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 2 times.

19. Bm → E chord transition

Switching from Bm to E:

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

This transition appears in the section.

20. E → A chord transition

To move from E to A:

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

This transition appears in the section.

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.

  • Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas includes 105 chord transitions, 20 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 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 → C: 25%
    • G → Em: 9%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → G: 18%
    • Em → Am: 12%
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