Madison Beer - Selfish Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to D key to play this song with easier chords.
How to play Selfish on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Madison Beer - Selfish on ukulele requires 5 chords and 7 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.
Selfish uses these transitions most often: C#m → D (21), A → C#m (18), and D → Dm (15). 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 A - C#m chord transition.
1. A → C#m chord transition
To move from A to C#m:
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 4.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 4.
- Place pinky on A string fret 4.
This transition appears in the section, played 18 times.
2. C#m → D chord transition
To move from C#m to D:
- While playing C#m, lift your pinky from A string fret 4.
- Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger on C string from fret 4 to fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 4 to fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 21 times.
3. D → Dm chord transition
Here's how to move from D to Dm:
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 15 times.
4. Dm → A chord transition
Here's how to move from Dm to A:
- While playing Dm, lift your ring finger from C string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section, played 11 times.
5. 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 chorus, played 9 times.
6. E7 → A chord transition
To move from E7 to A:
- While playing E7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 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 chorus, played 6 times.
7. E7 → C#m chord transition
Switching from E7 to C#m:
- Keep index finger on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 4.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 4.
- Place pinky on A string fret 4.
This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.
Selfish chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Selfish.
- Selfish includes 86 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Selfish 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 → E7: 1%
- D → Dm: 1%
After C#m, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are A (27%), B (21%), and F#m (11%).- C#m → D: 9%