The Beatles - My Bonnie Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
How to play My Bonnie on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
The Beatles - My Bonnie 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.
My Bonnie uses these transitions most often: D → G (15), A7 → D (10), and E7 → A7 (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 D - G chord transition.
1. D → G chord transition
Here's how to move from D to G:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 15 times.
2. D → E7 chord transition
To move from D to E7:
- Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.
3. E7 → A7 chord transition
Switching from E7 to A7:
- While playing E7, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.
This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.
4. A7 → D chord transition
Here's how to move from A7 to D:
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 10 times.
5. G → A7 chord transition
Here's how to move from G to A7:
- While playing G, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
- Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.
This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.
6. G → E7 chord transition
To move from G to E7:
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 2.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 6 times.
7. D → A chord transition
Here's how to move from D to A:
- While playing D, lift your ring finger from E string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section.
8. G → A chord transition
Here's how to move from G to A:
- While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
- Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section.
My Bonnie chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in My Bonnie.
- My Bonnie includes 53 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- My Bonnie contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how My Bonnie 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%