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Luke Combs - Sleepless In A Hotel Room Ukulele Chords

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ChordsEm7, G, Am7, Cadd9, Am
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

Em7GAm7Cadd9
Em7GAm7Cadd9
IcanheartheEm7lonelyhowlin'Goutmy AmwindowCadd9
IcanfeeltheEm7whiskeynotdoGanything
It'stwointheEm7morning,tv'sGonand
I'veneverAmfeltsofarfromCadd9home
IcanheartheEm7lonelyhowlin'Goutmy AmwindowCadd9
TheEm7morninglightcan'tGcometoosoon
AmLyin’herenotCadd9nexttoyou
Em7WideawakeIGdreamofyou
AmSleeplessinaCadd9hotelroom
Em7Woah-oh-awoah-woah-oh-awoahCadd9
Iwonderifyou’reEm7starin’atourGbedroom Amceiling
Lyin’Em7rightbesideaGglassof AmwineCadd9
Iwonderifyou’reEm7tossin’and Gturnin’
Wishin’youwereAmkissin’ Cadd9me
Em7Starin’atourGbedroom AmceilingCadd9
TheEm7morninglightcan'tGcometoosoon
AmLyin’herenotCadd9nexttoyou
Em7WideawakeIGdreamofyou
AmSleeplessinaCadd9hotelroom
Em7Woah-oh-awoah-woah-oh-awoah
Em7GAmCadd9
Em7GAmCadd9
Em7Ourfourwallsarepaintedblue
AmSleeplessinaCadd9hotelroom
AEm7thousandmilespastmissin’ Amyou
TheEm7morninglightcan'tGcometoosoon
AmLyin’herenotCadd9nexttoyou
Em7WideawakeIGdreamofyou
AmSleeplessinaCadd9hotelroom
Em7Woah-oh-awoah-woah-oh-awoah
AmSleeplessinaCadd9hotelroom
Em7Woah-oh-awoah-woah-oh-awoah
Em7Woah-oh-awoah-woah-oh-awoahEm7
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ArtistLuke Combs
AlbumSingle
Year2026
KeyFm
DifficultyEasy

How to play Sleepless In A Hotel Room on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Luke Combs - Sleepless In A Hotel Room 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.

Sleepless In A Hotel Room uses these transitions most often: Cadd9 → Em7 (26), Am → Cadd9 (25), and Em7 → G (25). 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 Em7 - G chord transition.

1. Em7 → G chord transition

Ukulele Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-2Ukulele Em7 chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram

Here's how to move from Em7 to G:

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

This transition appears in the intro, played 25 times.

Em7 to G

2. G → Am7 chord transition

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

Switching from G to Am7:

  1. While playing G, first lift your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger.

This transition appears in the intro, played 2 times.

G to Am7

3. Am7 → Cadd9 chord transition

Ukulele Am7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-0Ukulele Am7 chord diagram
Ukulele Cadd9 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-3Ukulele Cadd9 chord diagram

Here's how to move from Am7 to Cadd9:

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

This transition appears in the intro, played 2 times.

Am7 to Cadd9

4. Cadd9 → Em7 chord transition

Ukulele Cadd9 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-3Ukulele Cadd9 chord diagram
Ukulele Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-2Ukulele Em7 chord diagram

To move from Cadd9 to Em7:

  1. While playing Cadd9, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  3. Place index finger on C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the intro, played 26 times.

Cadd9 to Em7

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, played 23 times.

6. Am → Cadd9 chord transition

To move from Am to Cadd9:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 25 times.

7. Em7 → Am chord transition

Switching from Em7 to Am:

  1. While playing Em7, lift your index finger from C string fret 2.
  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 2 times.

Sleepless In A Hotel Room chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Sleepless In A Hotel Room.

  • Sleepless In A Hotel Room includes 107 chord transitions, 7 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Sleepless In A Hotel Room contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Sleepless In A Hotel Room connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (15%), D (14%), and A7 (13%).
    • Em7 → Am: 9%
    • Em7 → G: 9%
    After Cadd9, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are Em7 (75%), Fm7 (8%), and Fmaj7 (6%).
    • Cadd9 → Em7: 75%
    • Cadd9 → Am: 2%
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