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Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me Ukulele Chords

ChordsA, F#m, D, E7, Bm, Bm7, C#, C#7, B, B7, G#, F#, C#m
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

AF#mDE7ADBm
AMybabydon’tDcareforE7shows
AMybabydon’tDcareforE7clothes
AMybabyjustcaresforBmmeBm7
C#Mybabydon’tC#7careforF#mcarsandraces
MyBbabydon’tB7careforE7hightoneplaces
ALizTaylorisDnothisE7style
AAndevenLanaDTurner’sE7smile
IsAsomethinghecan’tBmseeBm7
DMybabydon’tG#careAwhoF#knowsit
BMybabyjustE7caresforAmeE7
AMybabydon’tDcareforE7shows
Mybabydon’tDcareforE7clothes
AMybabyjustcaresforBmmeBm7
C#Mybabydon’tC#7careforF#mcarsandraces
MyBbabydon’tB7careE7forhightoneplaces
ALizTaylorisDnothisE7style
AAndevenLanaDTurner’sE7smile
IsAsomethinghecan’tBmseeBm7
IDwonderwhat’sG#wrongAwithF#baby
BmMybabyjustcaresE7for
C#mMybabyjustcaresF#for
BmMybabyjustE7caresforAme
AlbumLittle Girl Blue
GenresJazz
Year1958
KeyA
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play My Baby Just Cares For Me on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me on ukulele requires 13 chords and 24 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.

My Baby Just Cares For Me uses these transitions most often: E7 → A (13), D → E7 (9), and A → D (8). 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 A - F#m chord transition.

1. A → F#m chord transition

To move from A to F#m:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

A to F#m

2. F#m → D chord transition

To move from F#m 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. Keep ring finger on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus.

F#m to D

3. D → E7 chord transition

To move from D to E7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 9 times.

D to E7

4. E7 → A chord transition

To move from E7 to A:

  1. While playing E7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 13 times.

E7 to A

5. 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 chorus, played 8 times.

6. D → Bm chord transition

To move 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.

7. Bm → A chord transition

To move from Bm to A:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

8. Bm → Bm7 chord transition

Switching from Bm to Bm7:

  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 2.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

9. Bm7 → C# chord transition

To move from Bm7 to C#:

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Place pinky on A string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

10. C# → C#7 chord transition

To move from C# to C#7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

11. C#7 → F#m chord transition

Switching from C#7 to F#m:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

12. F#m → B chord transition

Switching from F#m to B:

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string 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 chorus, played 2 times.

13. B → B7 chord transition

Switching from B to B7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

14. B7 → E7 chord transition

Here's how to move from B7 to E7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

15. Bm7 → D chord transition

Switching from Bm7 to D:

  1. Keep 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 section, played 2 times.

16. D → G# chord transition

To move from D to G#:

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  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 A string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 4.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

17. G# → A chord transition

To move from G# to A:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

18. A → F# chord transition

Here's how to move from A 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. Place ring finger on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

19. F# → B chord transition

To move from F# to B:

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

This transition appears in the section.

20. B → E7 chord transition

Switching from B to E7:

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

This transition appears in the section.

21. F# → Bm chord transition

Switching 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.

22. Bm → E7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Bm to E7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

23. E7 → C#m chord transition

To move from E7 to C#m:

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

This transition appears in the section.

24. C#m → F# chord transition

To move from C#m to F#:

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

This transition appears in the section.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in My Baby Just Cares For Me.

  • My Baby Just Cares For Me includes 72 chord transitions, 24 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • My Baby Just Cares For Me contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how My Baby Just Cares For Me connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After A, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → Bm: 8%
    After E7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are A (31%), Am (28%), and A7 (7%).
    • E7 → A: 31%
    • E7 → D: 6%