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Katy Perry - Swish Swish Ukulele Chords

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ChordsEm, A, C, G, Bm, D, Am
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 key to play this song with easier chords.

EmA
Don’tloseCnosleep,don’tneedGopinions
FromaBmshellfishoraEmsheep,Gdon’tyoucomeforCme
No,notBmtoday,you’reEmcalculated,IgotyourCnumber
‘Causeyou’reaGjoker,andI’maBmcourtsidekillerEmqueen
AndCyouwillkisstheGring,youbestBmbelieve
EmSokeepcalm,Dhoney,I’mastickGaround
FormorethanaAmminute,getEmusedtoit
FunnymyDnamekeepscomingoutchoGmouth
‘CauseIstayAmwinning,lay’emBmuplike
Swish,swish,bish,EmanotheroneintheCbasket
EmCan’tCtouchEmthisCanotherEmoneintheCcasket
YourgameisEmtired,CyoushouldEmretireC
You’re’boutEmcuteCas,anoldcouponEmexpiredC
AndEmkarma’snotaCliar,shekeepsreceipts
EmSokeepcalm,Dhoney,I’mastickGaround
FormorethanaAmminute,getEmusedtoit
FunnymyDnamekeepscomingoutchoGmouth
‘CauseIstayAmwinning,lay’emBmuplike
Swish,swish,bish,EmanotheroneintheCbasket
EmCan’tCtouchEmthis,CanotherEmoneintheCcasket
Swish,swish,bish,EmanotheroneintheCbasket
EmCan’tCtouchEmthis,CanotherEmoneintheCcasket
Theyknowwhatiswhat,buttheydon’tknowwhatiswhat
Theyjustknowwhatiswhat,buttheydon’tknowwhatiswhat
Theyjustknowwhatiswhat,buttheydon’tknowwhatiswhat
Theyjuststrut,hahaha,yo.Whatthefuck?
EmPinkFerragamoslidersondeck
CSillyrapbeefsjustgetmemorechecks
GMylifeisamovie,I’mneveroffset
BmMeandmyamigos(no,notOffset)
EmSwishswish,awwIgotthemupset
CButmyshooters’ll,make’emdancelikedubstep
GSwish,swish,aww,myhatersisobsessed
Bm’CauseImakeM’s,theygetmuchless
EmDon’tbetrynadoubleback,CIalreadyGdespiseBmyou
EmAllthatfakeloveyouCshowing,couldn’tevenGdisguiseBmyou
Ran?When?Nickigettingtan
Mirrormirrorwho’sthefairestbitchinalltheland?
EmDamn,man,thisbitchisaStan
CMuah,muah,thegenerousqueenwillkissafan
GAssgoodbye,I’maberidingby
BmI’matellmybiggz,yeahthat’sthatguy
EmAstar’sastar,dahadaha
CTheyneverthoughttheswishgodwouldtakeitthisfar
GGetmypimpcup,thisispimpshit,baby
BmIonlyrockwithQueens,so,I’mmakinghitswithKaty
Swish,swish,bish,EmanotheroneintheCbasket
EmCan’tCtouchEmthisCanotherEmoneintheCcasket
EmTheyknowwhatiswhat.Dotheyknow?
CButtheydon’tknowwhatiswhat
GTheyjustknowwhatiswhat
BmButtheydon’tknowwhatiswhat
EmTheyjustknowwhatiswhat
CButtheydon’tknowwhatiswhat
GTheyjuststrut,Bmwhatthe…
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ArtistKaty Perry
AlbumWitness
GenresPop
Year2017
KeyEm
DifficultyIntermediate

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

Katy Perry - Swish Swish on ukulele requires 7 chords and 13 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.

Swish Swish uses these transitions most often: Em → C (31), C → Em (21), and Bm → Em (13). 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 - A chord transition.

1. Em → A chord transition

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

Switching from Em to A:

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

This transition appears in the section.

Em to A

2. A → C chord transition

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

Switching from A to C:

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

This transition appears in the section.

A to C

3. C → G chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram

Switching 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 11 times.

C to G

4. G → Bm chord transition

Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram

Switching from G to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 11 times.

G to Bm

5. Bm → Em chord transition

Switching from Bm to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 13 times.

6. Em → G chord transition

Switching 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 section.

7. C → Bm chord transition

To move from C to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the section.

8. Em → C chord transition

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 31 times.

9. Em → D chord transition

Switching 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 4 times.

10. D → G chord transition

Here's how to move 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 4 times.

11. G → Am chord transition

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 4 times.

12. 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 2 times.

13. Am → Bm chord transition

To move from Am to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 2 times.

Swish Swish chord transition analysis

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

  • Swish Swish includes 108 chord transitions, 13 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Swish Swish contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Swish Swish 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 C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → Em: 8%
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