Skip to song content

Gary Barlow - Requiem Ukulele Chords

ChordsG, D7, C, D, Em, A, Am, B7, C#7, Bm, F#m, G7, E7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

GD7GCGD7
GHatches,matchesD7thendispatches
AllGintheembersCofmyashes
GThywillDwasdone
OhGwipethatworryD7fromyourface
You’llGdiewhenyouseeCmynewfacebut
EmDoAtheDtime
You’reEminDforGlife
AmOhmyDfriendsIhearyousing
B7Thelord’smyshepherdreallyEmwhatasongtosingC#7
C#7WhybringmeflowerswhenyouAknowthatIcan’tsmellaEmthing
AFortheDfolksIleavebehind
B7I’minheavenwell Emimaginemysurprise
C#7I’mreallyflatteredthatyouAcameheretoremember
AndAmlookImadethenews Emagain
In ARequiem,withAmallmyEmfriends
ThereGisnoshamehere,ID7feelnoloss
TheGpawnandkingbothCinthesamebox
GNooneDfamous
GPleasedon’tpanic
ItAmlookssotragic
AllGswitchingseatsonCtheTitanic
I’mEmsadAtoDgo
Hopeyou EmenjoyDtheGshow
AOhmyDfriendsIhearyousay
B7Alotoflovelythings Emaboutmeheretoday
C#7I’mgladyoudidn’tAletthetruthgetintheEmway
ToAallmyDfriendsIleavebehind
B7Theyputaspreadonsolet’sallEmgobacktomine
C#7IreallyloveitthatyouAcameheretoremember
AndAmlookwemadethenewsatEmten
In F#mRequiem,withAmallmyEmfriends
D7Thisdyin’G7ain’tmuchofaCliving,Gnono
EmWillAwewantwhatwe’reEmgiven,AmheavenDknows
B7EmC#7AEm
AOhmyDfriendsIhearyousing
B7Thelord’smyshepherdreallyEmwhatasongtosing
C#7WhybringmeflowerswhenyouAknowthatIcan’tsmellaEmthing
AFortheDfolksIleavebehind
B7I’minheavenwell Emimaginemysurprise
C#7I’mreallyflatteredthatyouAcameheretoremember
AndAmlookImadethenews Emagain
In ARequiem,withAmallmyEmfriends
AWithAmallmyEmfriends
AWithAmallmyEmfriends
AWithAmallmyEmfriends
E7AAmEm
AlbumSince I Saw You Last
GenresPop
Year2013
KeyG
DifficultyAdvanced

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

Gary Barlow - Requiem on ukulele requires 13 chords and 26 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.

Requiem uses these transitions most often: Em → A (12), Am → Em (10), and A → 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 - D7 chord transition.

1. G → D7 chord transition

To move from G to D7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

G to D7

2. G → C chord transition

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 5 times.

G to C

3. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

G to D

4. C → Em chord transition

To move from C to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

C to Em

5. Em → A chord transition

Switching 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, played 12 times.

6. A → D chord transition

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 7 times.

7. D → Em chord transition

Switching from D to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

8. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

9. Am → D chord transition

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 chorus, played 2 times.

10. D → B7 chord transition

Switching from D to B7:

  1. While playing D, lift your ring finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 7 times.

11. B7 → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from B7 to Em:

  1. Lift your index finger from G 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. Place ring finger on C string fret 4.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 7 times.

12. Em → C#7 chord transition

To move from Em to C#7:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 7 times.

13. C#7 → A chord transition

To move from C#7 to A:

  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.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 7 times.

14. A → Am chord transition

To move from A to Am:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 9 times.

15. Am → Em chord transition

Switching from Am to Em:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 10 times.

16. Em → G chord transition

Switching from Em to G:

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

This transition appears in the section.

17. D → Bm chord transition

Switching 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 section.

18. Bm → G chord transition

Switching from Bm to G:

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

This transition appears in the section.

19. G → A chord transition

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.

20. Em → F#m chord transition

To move from Em to F#m:

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

This transition appears in the section.

21. F#m → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from F#m to Am:

  1. While playing F#m, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

22. Em → D7 chord transition

Switching from Em to D7:

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

This transition appears in the section.

23. D7 → G7 chord transition

To move from D7 to G7:

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

This transition appears in the section.

24. G7 → C chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to C:

  1. While playing G7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

25. Em → E7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Em to E7:

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

This transition appears in the outro.

26. E7 → A chord transition

Switching 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 outro.

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

  • Requiem includes 119 chord transitions, 26 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Requiem contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Requiem connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → G: 18%
    • Em → D: 18%
    After A, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → Em: 7%