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Doris Day - Tea For Two Ukulele Chords

ChordsDm7, G7, C7, C, F#m, B7, E, E7, A7, F, Dm, Em7, A, Bb, Fm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

Dm7PictureG7you Dm7uponmyG7knee,
C7TeaforCtwoandC7twoforC7tea;
JustDm7meforG7youandDm7youforG7meCalone.
F#mNobodyB7nearustoF#mseeusorB7hearus,
ENofriendsor E7relationson Eweekend E7vacations,
WeF#mwon’thaveitB7known,dear,
ThatF#mweownaB7telephone,E7dear;
Dm7DaywillG7break,andDm7you’ll G7awake,
AndC7starttoCbakeaC7sugarCcake;
ForDm7metoG7takeforDm7alltheG7boysA7tosee.FA7
DmWewillEm7raiseaAfamily,
ABbboyforDmyou,aFmgirlforG7me,
Oh,Fcan’tyouG7seeDm7howhappyG7wewouldCbe?
ArtistDoris Day
AlbumTea for Two
GenresJazz
Year1950
KeyDm
DifficultyAdvanced

How to play Tea For Two on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Doris Day - Tea For Two on ukulele requires 15 chords and 23 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.

Tea For Two uses these transitions most often: Dm7 → G7 (9), G7 → Dm7 (5), and F#m → B7 (4). 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 Dm7 - G7 chord transition.

1. Dm7 → G7 chord transition

Here's how to move from Dm7 to G7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

Dm7 to G7

2. G7 → C7 chord transition

To move from G7 to C7:

  1. While playing G7, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

G7 to C7

3. C7 → C chord transition

Switching from C7 to C:

  1. While playing C7, lift your index finger from A string fret 1.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

C7 to C

4. C7 → Dm7 chord transition

Switching from C7 to Dm7:

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

This transition appears in the section.

C7 to Dm7

5. G7 → C chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to C:

  1. While playing G7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

6. C → F#m chord transition

To move from C to F#m:

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

This transition appears in the section.

7. F#m → B7 chord transition

To move from F#m to B7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

8. B7 → E chord transition

Here's how to move from B7 to E:

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 4.
  2. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 3 to A string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

9. E → E7 chord transition

Here's how to move from E to E7:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

10. E7 → F#m chord transition

To move from E7 to F#m:

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

This transition appears in the section.

11. E7 → Dm7 chord transition

To move from E7 to Dm7:

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

This transition appears in the section.

12. C → Dm7 chord transition

To move from C to Dm7:

  1. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

13. G7 → A7 chord transition

Switching from G7 to A7:

  1. While playing G7, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.

This transition appears in the section.

14. A7 → F chord transition

Here's how to move from A7 to F:

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

This transition appears in the section.

15. A7 → Dm chord transition

Here's how to move from A7 to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section.

16. Dm → Em7 chord transition

To move from Dm to Em7:

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

This transition appears in the section.

17. Em7 → A chord transition

Here's how to move from Em7 to A:

  1. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

18. A → A7 chord transition

To move from A to A7:

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

This transition appears in the section.

19. A7 → Bb chord transition

Switching from A7 to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the section.

20. Bb → Dm chord transition

To move from Bb to Dm:

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

This transition appears in the section.

21. Dm → Fm chord transition

To move from Dm to Fm:

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

This transition appears in the section.

22. Fm → G7 chord transition

To move from Fm to G7:

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

This transition appears in the section.

23. G7 → F chord transition

Here's how to move from G7 to F:

  1. While playing G7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

This transition appears in the section.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Tea For Two.

  • Tea For Two includes 53 chord transitions, 23 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Tea For Two contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Tea For Two connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (69%), C7 (5%), and F (5%).
    • G7 → C: 69%
    • G7 → C7: 5%
    After Dm7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G7 (46%), G (13%), and C (11%).
    • Dm7 → G7: 46%