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Jack Johnson - Sitting Waiting Wishing Ukulele Chords

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ChordsAm, Am7, G, G7, F, F7, C, C7, E
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

AmAm7GG7FF7CC7
AmWellIwassitting,Am7waiting,wishing
GYoubelievedinG7superstitions
FThenmaybeyou’dF7seetheCsigns
TheAmLordknowsthatthisAm7worldiscruel
IGain’ttheLord,noI’mG7justafool
LearningFlovin’somebodyF7don’tmakethemCloveyou
MustIEalwaysbewaiting,waitingonAmyouAm7AmAm7
MustIEalwaysbeplaying,playingyourAmfoolAm7AmAm7
IAmsangyoursongs,IAm7dancedyourdance
IGgaveyourfriendsG7allachance
ButFputtingupwiththem
F7Wasn’tworthneverChavingyouC7
AmMaybeyou’vebeenthroughAm7thisbefore
Butit’sGmyfirsttimesoG7pleaseignore
TheFnextfewlinescauseF7they’redirectedatyouCC7
Ican’tEalwaysbewaiting,waitingonAmyouAm7AmAm7
Ican’tEalwaysbeplaying,playingyourAmfoolAm7AmAm7
CIkeepplayingyourEpartbutit’snotmyFscene
WantFthisplottoGtwistI’vehadFenough Cmystery
CYoukeepbuildingitEupthenshootingmeFdown
ButI’mFalreadyGdownjustGwaitaminute
AmJustAm7sitting,GwaitingG7F7
CJustC7waita AmminuteAm7JustGsitting,G7waitingF7CC7
Well,AmifIwasinAm7yourposition
I’dGputdownallmyG7ammunition
I’dFwonderwhy’ditF7takenmesoClongC7
ButAmLordknowsthatI’mAm7notyou
AndGifIwas,Iwouldn’tG7besocruel
CauseFwaitin’onloveaintF7soeasytoCdoC7
MustIEalwaysbewaiting,waitingonAmyouAm7AmAm7
MustIEalwaysbeplaying,playingyourAmfoolAm7AmAm7
No,Ican’t Ealwaysbewaiting,waitingonAmyouAm7AmAm7
Ican’tEalwaysbeplaying,playingyourAmfoolAm7foolEAm
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ArtistJack Johnson
AlbumIn Between Dreams
GenresFolk, Folk Rock, Rock
Year2005
KeyAm
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play Sitting Waiting Wishing on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Jack Johnson - Sitting Waiting Wishing on ukulele requires 9 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.

Sitting Waiting Wishing uses these transitions most often: Am → Am7 (24), Am7 → G (9), and E → 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 Am - Am7 chord transition.

1. Am → Am7 chord transition

Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele Am7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-0Ukulele Am7 chord diagram

Here's how to move from Am to Am7:

  1. While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 24 times.

Am to Am7

2. Am7 → G chord transition

Ukulele Am7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-0Ukulele Am7 chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram

To move from Am7 to G:

  1. Place index finger on C string fret 2.
  2. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

Am7 to G

3. G → G7 chord transition

Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele G7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-1-2Ukulele G7 chord diagram

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, played 9 times.

G to G7

4. G7 → F chord transition

Ukulele G7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-1-2Ukulele G7 chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram

Here's how to move from G7 to F:

  1. While playing G7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

G7 to F

5. F → F7 chord transition

Switching from F to F7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

6. F7 → C chord transition

Switching from F7 to C:

  1. While playing F7, first lift your index finger, middle finger, and pinky.
  2. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

7. C → C7 chord transition

Switching from C to C7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 7 times.

8. C7 → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from C7 to Am:

  1. While playing C7, lift your index finger from A string fret 1.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 5 times.

9. C → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from C to Am:

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

This transition appears in the section.

10. C → E chord transition

Switching from C to E:

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 4.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

11. E → Am chord transition

Switching from E to Am:

  1. While playing E, lift your index finger from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

12. Am7 → E chord transition

Switching from Am7 to E:

  1. Place index finger on G string fret 4.
  2. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

13. C7 → E chord transition

To move from C7 to E:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

14. Am7 → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Am7 to C:

  1. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

15. E → F chord transition

Switching from E to F:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

16. F → G chord transition

To move from F to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

17. F → C chord transition

Here's how to move from F to C:

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

18. 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 section.

Sitting Waiting Wishing chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Sitting Waiting Wishing.

  • Sitting Waiting Wishing includes 118 chord transitions, 18 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Sitting Waiting Wishing contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Sitting Waiting Wishing connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → Am7: 0%
    After Am7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D7 (16%), D (16%), and G (11%).
    • Am7 → G: 11%
    • Am7 → Am: 8%
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