Hailee Steinfeld - Starving Ukulele Chords

ChordsD, G, Bm, A

Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

DGBmA

DYouknowGjustwhatBmtosay,Athings,thatscareme

DIshouldGjustwalkBmawaybutIAcan’tmovemyfeet

DThemorethatGIknowyou,theBmmoreIwantAto

DSomethingGinsideBmme’schanged,IwasAsomuchyoungerDyesterday,oh

DIdidn’tGknowthatIwasBmstarving’tilIAtastedyou

DDon’tneednoGbutterflieswhenBmyougivemetheAwholedamnzoo

DBytheway,Gbytheway,BmyoudothingstoAmybody

DIdidn’tGknowthatIwasBmstarving’tilIAtastedyou

DBytheway,Gbytheway,youBmdothingstoAmybody

DIdidn’tGknowthatIwasBmstarving’tilIAtastedDyou

DYouknowGjusthowBmtomakemyAheartbeatfaster

DEmotionalBmearthquake,bringAondisaster

DYouhitmeGheadon,gotBmmeweakinmyAknees

Yeah,DsomethingGinsideme’sBmchanged

IwasAsomuchyoungerDyesterday,aye,AsomuchyoungerDyesterday,oh,yeah

DIdidn’tGknowthatIwasBmstarving’tilIAtastedyou

DDon’tneednoGbutterflieswhenBmyougivemetheAwholedamnzoo

DBytheway,Gbytheway,youBmdothingstoAmybody

DIdidn’tGknowthatIwasBmstarving’tilIAtastedyou

DBytheway,Gbytheway,youBmdothingstomyAbody

DIdidn’tGknowthatIwasBmstarving’tilIAtastedyou

You,yeah,’tilItastedyou

DBytheway,Gbytheway,youBmdothingstomyAbody

DIdidn’tGknowthatIwasBmstarving’tilIAtastedDyou

DThemorethatGIknowyou,theBmmoreIwantAto

DSomethingGinsideBmme’schanged,IwasAsomuchyoungerDyesterday

ArtistHailee Steinfeld

AlbumHAIZ

GenresPop

Year2015

KeyA

DifficultyEasy

How to play Starving on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Hailee Steinfeld - Starving on ukulele requires 4 chords and 4 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.

Starving uses these transitions most often: A → D (26), Bm → A (25), and D → 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 D - G chord transition.

1. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 25 times.

2. G → Bm chord transition

To move from G to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 25 times.

3. Bm → A chord transition

To move from Bm to A:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 25 times.

4. A → D chord transition

To move from A to D:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 26 times.

Starving chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Starving.

Starving includes 102 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
Starving contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
These transition patterns show how Starving 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 → G: 28%
- D → A: 17%
After A, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
- A → D: 29%