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Shawn Mendes - Strings Ukulele Chords

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

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to A,D keys to play this song with easier chords.

EmCAEm
EmAllthestringsCattachedgirl
AAllthestringsattachedgirl,Emohyeah
EmCAEm
EmMetthisgirlwhenIwasthreeyearsold,wewereholdinghandstightsoI’mtold
CAnditfeltlikeaneternity,saiditfeltlikeaneternity
A’CauseIknewbackthenweweremorethanfriends,twosidedstoryitalldepends
EmAndI’llsaiditonce,andI’llsayitagain,it’llonlyenduphurtingme
EmYearsflewbyIwaslessthantwelve,longdivisionIneedyourhelp
CCanyoucomeonoverandworkwithme?AnytimeyoulikeI’llmakeitworkforme
A’CauseIknewbackthenifIgetyouclose,whenthetimeisrightmaybeI’llpropose
EmBabyclimbonup,showmetheropes
GAmEmD
DarlingIwantGallthestringsAmattached,IloveitwhenyouEmlookatmeDlikethat
Andyou’retheonlyGgirlthatbringsAmmeback,’causebabyEmIwantalltheDstringsattached
It’slikeGalwaysandAmforever,IEmwon’tletaDmomentpass
AndwhenGI’mwithyouIAmfeelbetter,IEmwantalltheDstrings,allthestringsattached
EmAllthestringsCattachedgirl,Amallthestringsattachedgirl,Emohyeah
EmCAEm
EmSocomeongirlletmeholdyourhand,let’sgogetlost,livewithoutaplan
CAndIknowyou’vegottheworldtosee,butyouknowyoumeantheworldtome
AAndIknowrightnowyougotsecondthoughts,dowhateverittakes,paywhateverthecostEmyeah
EmYouknowme,notthetypeofguy,tostickaround,todothetime
CButyoumusthavemehypnotized,I’mAddowntobebyyourside,Emeverynight
GAmEmD
DarlingIwantGallthestringsAmattached,IloveitwhenyouEmlookatmeDlikethat
Andyou’retheonlyGgirlthatbringsAmmeback,’causebabyEmIwantalltheDstringsattached
It’slikeGalwaysandAmforever,IEmwon’tletaDmomentpass
AndwhenGI’mwithyouIAmfeelbetter,IEmwantalltheDstrings,allthestringsattached
AmEmDG
AndbabyAmwhenyouEmfalldown,DIfallGtoo
AndAmifyougetEmlost,thenI’llDgetlostwithGyou
AndwhenAmthewavescrashEmdown,thenbabyDIGwon’tmove
C’CauseDIneed
GAmEmD
DarlingIwantGallthestringsAmattached,IloveitwhenyouEmlookatmeDlikethat
Andyou’retheonlyGgirlthatbringsAmmeback,’causebabyEmIwantalltheDstringsattached
It’slikeGalwaysandAmforever,IEmwon’tletaDmomentpass
AndwhenGI’mwithyouIAmfeelbetter,
IEmwantallthestrings,Dallthestringsattached,
IEmwantallthestrings,Dallthestringsattached
EmAllthestringsCattachedgirl,AmallthestringsattachedEmgirl,ohyeah
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ArtistShawn Mendes
AlbumHandwritten
GenresPop
Year2015
KeyEm
DifficultyIntermediate

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

Shawn Mendes - Strings on ukulele requires 6 chords and 12 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.

Strings uses these transitions most often: Am → Em (21), Em → D (20), and G → Am (18). 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

Here's how to move 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 10 times.

Em to C

2. C → A chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram

To move from C to A:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.

C to A

3. A → Em chord transition

Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram

To move from A to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.

A to Em

4. Em → G chord transition

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

To move from Em to G:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

Em to G

5. G → Am chord transition

Here's how 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 chorus, played 18 times.

6. Am → Em chord transition

To move from Am to Em:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 21 times.

7. Em → D chord transition

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 chorus, played 20 times.

8. D → G chord transition

Switching 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 chorus, played 17 times.

9. C → Am chord transition

Switching 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 chorus, played 2 times.

10. D → Am chord transition

Here's how to move from D to Am:

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

This transition appears in the section.

11. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C:

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

This transition appears in the section.

12. C → D chord transition

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.

Strings chord transition analysis

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

  • Strings includes 112 chord transitions, 12 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Strings contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Strings connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (18%).
    • Em → C: 27%
    • Em → G: 18%
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → Em: 10%
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