Bryan Adams - Summer of 69 Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to C,G keys to play this song with easier chords.
How to play Summer of 69 on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Bryan Adams - Summer of 69 on ukulele requires 7 chords and 8 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.
Summer of 69 uses these transitions most often: A → D (23), D → A (18), and Bm → A (9). 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 - A chord transition.
1. D → A chord transition
To move from D to A:
- While playing D, lift your ring finger from E string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the intro, played 18 times.
2. A → Bm chord transition
Here's how to move from A to Bm:
- While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Place ring finger on G string fret 4.
This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.
3. 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 6 times.
4. G → Bm chord transition
Here's how 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 6 times.
5. A → F chord transition
Here's how to move from A to F:
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
This transition appears in the section.
6. F → Bb chord transition
Here's how to move from F to Bb:
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on G string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.
7. Bb → C chord transition
Here's how to move from Bb to C:
- While playing Bb, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.
8. C → D chord transition
Here's how to move from C to D:
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
This transition appears in the interlude.
Summer of 69 chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Summer of 69.
- Summer of 69 includes 73 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Summer of 69 contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Summer of 69 connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After A, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
- A → D: 29%
- A → Bm: 8%
After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (28%), A (17%), and Em (17%).- D → G: 28%
- D → A: 17%