Reilly & Maloney - Sweet Tooth Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele C7 chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele G7 chord diagram
[Opening]
[C]I was listening to show on sugar abuse
[C7]and then I sat down to my chocolate mousse
[F]ooh ooh ooo ooo [G7]ooh ooo ooo [C]ooh
ooh [F]ooh ooo ooo [G7]ooh chocolate [C]mousse
[section 2]
[C]I can run several miles, at least three or four
[C7]as long as I wind up at the donut store
[F]ooh ooh ooo ooo [G7]ooh ooo ooo [C]ooh
ooh [F]ooh ooo ooo [G7]ooh donut [C]store [C7]
[section 3]
I like to [F]live good and clean, except for [C]caffeine [C7]
I speak for [F]beauty and truth, but I [G7]have a sweet tooth
[section 4]
[C]My idea of a big night out
[C7]is a couple of hours at the Dilletante
[F]ooh ooh ooo ooo [G7]ooh ooo ooo [C]ooh
[F]that’s a chocolate [G7]shoppe on [C]broadway
[section 5]
If I would [F]spend half the time that I [C]do on sweet crimes,
writing [F]verses and rhyme, I’d have [G7]many more dimes
[section 6]
They say that [C]what you eat now affects your health later on
[C7]I should probably live until I’m 39
[F]ooh ooh ooo ooo [G7]ooh ooo ooo [C]ooh
ooh [F]ooh ooo ooo [G7]ooh thirty [C] nine [C7]
[Closing]
[C] [C7] [F] [G7] [C] [F] [G7] [C] [C7]
[C]I took a bus downtown with a baby in my arms
[C7]just to rendevous with a warm croissant
I [F]wish I could [G7]figure it [C]out [C7]
I guess [F]that’s what being a [G7]sweet tooth is all [C]about [G7] [C]
How to play Sweet Tooth on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Reilly & Maloney - Sweet Tooth on ukulele requires 4 chords and 5 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.
Sweet Tooth uses these transitions most often: G7 → C (15), F → G7 (14), and C → C7 (11). 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 C - C7 chord transition.
1. C → C7 chord transition
To move from C to C7;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on A string fret 1.
2. C7 → F chord transition
To move from C7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
3. F → G7 chord transition
To move from F to G7;
- 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 A string fret 2.
4. G7 → C chord transition
To move from G7 to C;
- While playing G7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.
5. C → F chord transition
To move from C to F;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
Sweet Tooth chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Sweet Tooth.
- Sweet Tooth includes 61 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Sweet Tooth contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Sweet Tooth connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → F: 16%
- C → G7: 2%
After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).- F → C: 40%
- F → G7: 3%