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Stevie Wonder - Someday At Christmas Ukulele Chords

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ChordsA, E, Em, D, Dm, Bm, A#, F, F#, D#, D#m, Cm, Fm, C, G, Gm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

ASomedayatChristmasEmenwon’tbeboys
EmPlayingwithbombslikeDkidsplaywithtoys
DmOnewarmDecemberourAheartswillsee
BmAworldwhereEmenareBmfreeEmmm
ASomedayatChristmasEthere’llbenowars
EmWhenwehavelearnedwhatDChristmasisfor
DmWhenwehavefoundwhatAlife’sreallyworth
BmThere’llbeEpeaceonAearth
A#SomedayallourdreamswillFcometobe
F#SomedayinaworldwhereD#menarefree
D#mMaybenotintimeA#foryouandme
CmButsomedayatFChristmasA#time
A#SomedayatChristmasFwe’llseealand
FmNohungrychildren,D#noemptyhand
D#mOnehappymorningA#peoplewillshare
CmOurworldwhereFpeopleCmcareFooh
A#SomedayatChristmasFthere’llbenotears
FmAllmenareequalandD#nomenhavefears
D#mOneshinningmomentmyA#heartranaway
CmFromourFworldA#today
A#SomedayallourdreamswillFcometobe
F#SomedayinaworldwhereD#menarefree
D#mMaybenotintimeA#foryouandme
CmButsomedayatFChristmasA#time
CSomedayatChristmasmanGwillnotfail
GmTakehopebecauseyourFlovewillprevail
FmSomedayanewworldthatCwecanstart
DmWithhopeGineveryDmheartGyeah
CSomedayallourdreamswillGcometobe
GmSomedayinaworldwhereFmenarefree
FmMaybenotintimeCforyouandme
DmButsomedayatGChristmasCtime
FButsomedayatGChristmasCtime
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ArtistStevie Wonder
AlbumSomeday At Christmas
GenresChristmas, R&B
Year1967
KeyA
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Someday At Christmas on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Stevie Wonder - Someday At Christmas on ukulele requires 16 chords and 26 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.

Someday At Christmas uses these transitions most often: Cm → F (5), A# → Cm (4), and A# → F (4). 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 - E chord transition.

1. A → E chord transition

Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram
Ukulele E chord diagram Fingering: 4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 4.Ukulele E chord diagram

Switching from A to E:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

A to E

2. E → Em chord transition

Ukulele E chord diagram Fingering: 4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 4.Ukulele E chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram

To move from E to Em:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 4.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

E to Em

3. Em → D chord transition

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

Here's how to move from Em to D:

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to C string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

Em to D

4. D → Dm chord transition

Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram

Switching from D to Dm:

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 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 2 and place it on C string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

D to Dm

5. Dm → A chord transition

Switching from Dm to A:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

6. A → Bm chord transition

Here's how to move from A to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

7. Bm → E chord transition

To move from Bm to E:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

8. A → A# chord transition

Here's how to move from A to A#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

9. A# → F chord transition

Switching from A# to F:

  1. While playing A#, lift your ring finger from G string fret 3.
  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 chorus, played 4 times.

10. F → F# chord transition

To move from F to F#:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

11. F# → D# chord transition

Switching from F# to D#:

  1. While playing F#, lift your middle finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 3 to C string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

12. D# → D#m chord transition

To move from D# to D#m:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

13. D#m → A# chord transition

To move from D#m to A#:

  1. While playing D#m, lift your pinky from C string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
  4. Keep ring finger on G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

14. A# → Cm chord transition

To move from A# to Cm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 4 times.

15. Cm → F chord transition

Here's how to move from Cm to F:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 5 times.

16. F → Fm chord transition

Here's how to move from F to Fm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

17. Fm → D# chord transition

To move from Fm to D#:

  1. While playing Fm, lift your middle finger from E string fret 1.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  3. Slide your pinky from A string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
  4. Place ring finger on C string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

18. A# → C chord transition

Switching from A# to C:

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

This transition appears in the section.

19. C → G chord transition

Here's how to move 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 2 times.

20. G → Gm chord transition

Switching from G to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

21. Gm → F chord transition

To move from Gm to F:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

22. Fm → C chord transition

Here's how to move from Fm to C:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

23. C → Dm chord transition

To move from C to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

24. Dm → G chord transition

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

25. C → F chord transition

Switching from C to F:

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

This transition appears in the chorus.

26. F → G chord transition

Here's how 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 chorus.

Someday At Christmas chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Someday At Christmas.

  • Someday At Christmas includes 75 chord transitions, 26 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Someday At Christmas contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Someday At Christmas connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → G: 21%
    • F → Fm: 1%
    After A#, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (24%), C (16%), and D# (11%).
    • A# → F: 24%
    • A# → C: 16%
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