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Adele - Rumour Has It Ukulele Chords

ChordsDm, Am, C, G, Gm, D
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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DmShe,sheain’tAmreal,sheain’tgonnaCbe
AbletoloveyoulikeIGwill,DmsheisaAmstranger,
CYouandIhavehistory,orGdon’tyouremember?
DmSure,she’sgotitAmall,
But,Cbaby,isthatreallywhatyouGwant?
DmBlessyoursoul,you’vegotyourAmheadintheclouds,
ShemadeaCfooloutofyou,and,boy,she’sGbringingyoudown,
ShemadeyourDmheartmelt,butyou’reAmcoldtothecore,
NowCrumourhasitsheain’tgotyourGloveanymore,
Rumourhasit,Dmrumourhasit,Am
Rumourhasit,Crumourhasit,G
Rumourhasit,Dmrumourhasit,Am
Rumourhasit,CrumourhasitG
DmShe,ishalfyourAmage,
ButI’mCguessingthat’sthereasonthatyouGstrayed,
IDmheardyou’vebeenAmmissingme,
You’vebeenCtellingpeoplethingsyoushouldn’tGbe,
LikeDmwhenwecreepoutandAmsheain’taround,
CHaven’tyouheardtheGrumours?
DmBlessyoursoul,you’vegotyourAmheadintheclouds,
YoumadeaCfooloutofme,
And,boy,Gyou’rebringingmedown,
YoumademyDmheartmelt,
Yetyou’reAmcoldtothecore,
ButCrumourhasitI’mtheoneyou’reGleavingherfor,
Rumourhasit,Dmrumourhasit,Am
Rumourhasit,Crumourhasit,G
Rumourhasit,Dmrumourhasit,Am
Rumourhasit,CrumourhasitG
DmAllAmoftheseCwordsGmwhisperedinmyDmear,
TellaAmstorythatICcannotGmbeartoDmhear,
Just’causeIAmsaidit,itdon’tCmeanthatIGmeantit,
PeoplesayDmcrazythings,just’causeIAmsaidit,
Don’tCmeanthatImeantit,just’causeyouGheardit,
DAmCG
RumourhasDmit,rumourhasit,Am
Rumourhasit,Crumourhasit,G
Rumourhasit,Dmrumourhasit,Am
Rumourhasit,Crumourhas Git
RumourhasDmit,rumourhasit,Am
Rumourhasit,Crumourhasit,G
RumourhasDmit,rumourhasit,Am
ButCrumourhasithe’stheoneI’mGleavingyoufor.
Dm
ArtistAdele
Album21st Century Breakdown
GenresPop
Year2011
KeyDm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Rumour Has It on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Adele - Rumour Has It on ukulele requires 6 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.

Rumour Has It uses these transitions most often: Am → C (23), Dm → Am (22), and C → G (21). 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 Dm - Am chord transition.

1. Dm → Am chord transition

To move from Dm to Am:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 22 times.

Dm to Am

2. Am → C chord transition

Here's how 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 section, played 23 times.

Am to C

3. C → G chord transition

Switching from C to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 21 times.

C to G

4. G → Dm chord transition

To move from G to Dm:

  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 G string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 20 times.

G to Dm

5. C → Gm chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

6. Gm → Dm chord transition

To move from Gm to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

7. G → D chord transition

Here's how 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.

8. D → Am chord transition

To move from D to Am:

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

This transition appears in the section.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Rumour Has It.

  • Rumour Has It includes 92 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Rumour Has It contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Rumour Has It connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Dm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).
    • Dm → Am: 14%
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → C: 16%