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Shawn Mendes - Patience Ukulele Chords

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ChordsC, F, Am, G
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

CFAmGCFAmG
CYouhitmeFup,it’slateatAmnight
ThisistheGsameoldstory
CYourfriendsshouldFtakeyourphoneawayAmG
CIalwaysFgiveinwhenyouAmtellmeliestoGreassureme
CIalwaysFmakethesameAmmistakesG
COoh,youFgivemealittletaste
AmLuremeinthenyouGtakeitfromme
COh,IFhatethat,Iloveit
‘Causeyou’reAmdrivingmeGcrazy
FirstyousayyouClovemethenyousayyouFdon’t
IwakeupintheAmmorningandI’mallGalone
TellmethatCyou’rewillingandthenyouFsayyouwon’t
CanyoumakeyourAmmindup?
CauseI’mGlosingmypatienceCFAm
YouknowI’mGlosingmypatience,CyeahFAmG
CI’minyourFroom,it’sjustusAmtwo
IfeelyouGgettingcloser
CYourestyourFheaduponmyAmchestG
CDeepdownIFknowthatthisshouldAmbe
ThelasttimeGIcomeover
CYoualwaysFleavemesuchaAmmessG
COoh,youFgivemealittletaste
AmLuremeinthenyouGtakeitfromme
COh,IFhatethat,Iloveit
‘Causeyou’reAmdrivingmeGcrazy
FirstyousayyouClovemethenyousayyouFdon’t
IwakeupintheAmmorningandI’mallGalone
TellmethatCyou’rewillingandthenyouFsayyouwon’t
CanyoumakeyourAmmindup?
CauseI’mGlosingmypatienceCFAm
YouknowI’mGlosingmypatience,CyeahFAmG
AndyougottaFstop,ifyouGknow
SoIcanFstartlettingGgo
‘Causeit’sAmdrivingmecrazy
Yeah,youkeepGdrivingmecrazy
WhenyousayyouClovemethenyousayyouFdon’t
IwakeupintheAmmorningandI’mallGalone
TellmethatCyou’rewillingandthenyouFsayyouwon’t
Yeah,you’reAmdrivingmecrazy
FirstyousayyouClovemethenyousayyouFdon’t
IwakeupintheAmmorningandI’mallGalone
TellmethatyouCwillandthenyousayFyouwon’t
CanyoumakeyourAmmindup?
CauseI’mGlosingmypatienceCFAm
YouknowI’mGlosingmypatience,CyeahFAm
Please,I’mGlosingmyCpatienceyeah
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ArtistShawn Mendes
AlbumIlluminate
GenresPop
Year2016
KeyC
DifficultyEasy

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

Shawn Mendes - Patience 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.

Patience uses these transitions most often: Am → G (28), C → F (28), and F → Am (28). 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 - F chord transition.

1. C → F chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram

Switching from C to F:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 28 times.

C to F

2. F → Am chord transition

Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram

To move from F to Am:

  1. While playing F, lift your index finger from E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 28 times.

F to Am

3. Am → G chord transition

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

Switching from Am to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 28 times.

Am to G

4. G → C chord transition

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

Here's how to move 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 section, played 27 times.

G to C

5. G → F chord transition

Here's how to move from G to F:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

6. Am → C chord transition

To move from Am to C:

  1. While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus.

Patience chord transition analysis

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

  • Patience includes 117 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Patience contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Patience connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → G: 21%
    • F → Am: 11%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → Am: 13%
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