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Brett Young - Sleep Without You Ukulele Chords

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ChordsEm, C, D, G, Am
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

EmCDGEmCDG
EmNeverthoughtIwouldCbelikethis,DwideGawakeEmwaitingonaCgoodnightkissDG
EmSipping90proof,Ctalkingtothemoon,Dcountingdownthehourstillit’sG2AM
EmNeverthoughtIwouldCbelikethisDG
ButaslongasthenightEmendswithyouinaCyellowcabshootingmeaDtextsayin’Gcominghomesoon
AslongasIEmcanbetonyouCcrawlingintobedafterDslippingoutyourhighheelGshoes
Iain’tEmlying,sayinghaveaCgoodtime,outwithyourDgirls,girldowhatyouGdo
NomatterhowEmlate,babyI’llbeCstayingup,Ican’tDsleepwithoutGyou
EmCDG
I’dEmbetossingandturningCallnightbabeDfromGtheEmsmellofyourhaironaCpillowcaseDG
EmEvenifItried,withoutCyoubymyside,I’dbeDdreamingwithmyeyesGopen
I’dbeEmtossingandturningCallnightbabeDG
ButaslongasthenightEmendswithyouinaCyellowcabshootingmeaDtextsayin’Gcominghomesoon
AslongasIEmcanbetonyouCcrawlingintobedafterDslippingoutyourhighheelGshoes
Iain’tEmlying,sayinghaveaCgoodtime,outwithyourDgirls,girldowhatyouGdo
NomatterhowEmlate,babyI’llbeCstayingup,Ican’tDsleepwithoutGyou
EmICcan’tDsleepwithoutGyouEmCDG
IAmbetthatDJ’splayingyoursong,andyou’reDcarryingonbabyoutonthefloor
AmAslongasIknowI’mtheoneyou’reCcominghometo
ButaslongasthenightEmendswithyouinaCyellowcabshootingmeaDtextsayin’Gcominghomesoon
AslongasIEmcanbetonyouCcrawlingintobedafterDslippingoutyourhighheelGshoes
Iain’tEmlying,sayinghaveaCgoodtime,outwithyourDgirls,girldowhatyouGdo
NomatterhowEmlate,babyI’llbeCstayingup,Ican’tDsleepwithoutGyou
YeahnomatterhowEmlate,babyI’llbeCstayin’up,Ican’tDsleepwithoutGyouno
EmICcan’tDsleepwithoutGyou,EmICcan’tDsleepwithoutGyou
EmNeverthoughtIwouldbeClikethisDG
JustEmwideawakewaitingonaCgoodnightDkissG
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ArtistBrett Young
AlbumBrett Young
GenresCountry
Year2017
KeyEm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Sleep Without You on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Brett Young - Sleep Without You 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.

Sleep Without You uses these transitions most often: C → D (30), D → G (30), and Em → C (30). 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 Em - C chord transition.

1. Em → C chord transition

Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

Switching from Em to C:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 30 times.

Em to C

2. C → D chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram

Here's how to move from C to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 30 times.

C to D

3. 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

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 30 times.

D to G

4. 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

Here's how 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 28 times.

G to Em

5. G → Am chord transition

Switching 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.

6. Am → D chord transition

Switching 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.

7. Am → C chord transition

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.

Sleep Without You chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Sleep Without You.

  • Sleep Without You includes 123 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Sleep Without You contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Sleep Without You connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → D: 11%
    • C → Em: 8%
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 28%
    • D → Am: 4%
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