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Paul Anka - Put Your Head On My Shoulder Ukulele Chords

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ChordsG, Em, Am, D, C, G7, F#, Bm, A, G#, Ab, Fm, Bbm, Eb
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

GPutyourheadonmyEmshoulder
AmHoldmeDinyourarms,GbabyEm
AmSqueezemeDohsotight
GShowEmmeAmthatyouDlovemeGtooCG
Putyourlipsnexttomine,Emdear
AmWon’tyouDkissmeonce,GbabyEm
AmJustaDkissgoodnight,Gmaybe
AmYouandDIwillfallinGloveCGG7
(YouandIwillfallinlove).
DPeoplesaythatGlove’sagame
ADgameyoujustcan’tGwin
IfF#there’saway
I’llBmfinditsomeday
AndAthenthisfoolwithrushDinD
GPutyourheadonmyEmshoulder
AmWhisperDinmyear,GbabyEm
AmWordsIDwanttohearGtellEmme
AmTellmeDthatyoulovemeGtooG#
(Tellmethatyoulovemetoo)
AbPutyourheadonmyFmshoulder
BbmWhisperEbinmyear,AbbabyFm
BbmWordsIEbwanttohearAbtellFmme
BbmTellmeEbthatyoulovemeAbtooA
(Tellmethatyoulovemetoo)
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ArtistPaul Anka
AlbumPaul Anka Sings His Big 15
GenresBlues, Pop
Year1959
KeyG
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Put Your Head On My Shoulder on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Paul Anka - Put Your Head On My Shoulder on ukulele requires 14 chords and 18 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.

Put Your Head On My Shoulder uses these transitions most often: D → G (12), Am → D (9), and Em → Am (9). 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 9 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

Here's how 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 9 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 9 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 12 times.

D to G

5. 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 section, played 2 times.

6. G → G7 chord transition

Here's how to move from G to G7:

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

This transition appears in the section.

7. G7 → D chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to D:

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

This transition appears in the section.

8. G → F# chord transition

Here's how to move from G to F#:

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

This transition appears in the section.

9. F# → Bm chord transition

Here's how 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.

10. 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 section.

11. 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.

12. G → G# chord transition

To move from G to G#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

13. G# → Ab chord transition

To move from G# to Ab:

  1. Keep index finger on G string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on C string fret 3.
  3. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  4. Keep pinky on E string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus.

14. Ab → Fm chord transition

Switching from Ab to Fm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

15. Fm → Bbm chord transition

Here's how to move from Fm to Bbm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

16. Bbm → Eb chord transition

Here's how to move from Bbm to Eb:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

17. Eb → Ab chord transition

Switching from Eb to Ab:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

18. Ab → A chord transition

To move from Ab to A:

  1. While playing Ab, 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 chorus.

Put Your Head On My Shoulder chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Put Your Head On My Shoulder.

  • Put Your Head On My Shoulder includes 65 chord transitions, 18 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Put Your Head On My Shoulder contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Put Your Head On My Shoulder 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 → D: 24%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 28%
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