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Laufey - Valentine Ukulele Chords

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ChordsD#, Em, Gm, Fm, A#, Bb, F#m, C, G, G#, Am, G#m
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

D#EmGmFmA#
I‘veD#rejectedA#affection,forD#yearsandBbyears
NowID#haveitandGmdamnit,F#mit‘sFmkindofA#weird
HeGmtellsmeI‘mCpretty,don’tknowFmhowtoCrespond
IFmtellhimthathe‘sprettytoo,canA#Isaythat?Don‘tBbhaveaclue
WithD#everypassingA#moment,ID#surprise A#myself
I‘mD#scaredofflies,I‘mGscaredofguys,G#someonepleaseA#help
CauseGmIthinkI‘veCfallen,inFmlovethisCtime
IFmblinkedandGmsuddenlyG#IAmhadaA#Valentine,G#m(BemyD#valentine)
A#D#A#D#C
FmCFmCFmC
Fm(ScattingA#dadadoowaaboowaadoo)
FmWhatifhe‘sthelastA#oneIkiss?
FmWhatifhe‘stheonlyA#oneI‘llevermiss?
GmMaybeIshouldrun,I‘mConlytwenty-one
FmIdon‘tevenknowwhoIEmwanttobecome
I‘veD#lostallA#control,ofmyD#heartbeatBbnow
GotGmcaughtinaF#mromancewithFmhim A#somehow
IGmstillfeelaCshockthroughFmeveryCbone
FmWhenIhearan“Iloveyou”,’causeA#nowI‘vegotBbsomeonetolose
D#ThefirstA#onetoever,D#likemeBbback
I‘mGmsecondsawayfromaCheartattack
FmHowthehelldidIfallinEmlovethistime?
Andhonestly,Ican‘tbelieveICgettocallyoumine
IFmblinkedandGmsuddenlyG#IAmhadaA#Valentine
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ArtistLaufey
AlbumValentine
GenresPop, R&B, Soul
Year2022
KeyEm
DifficultyAdvanced

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

Laufey - Valentine on ukulele requires 12 chords and 25 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.

Valentine uses these transitions most often: C → Fm (13), A# → D# (9), and Fm → A# (8). 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# - Em chord transition.

1. D# → Em chord transition

Ukulele D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: 0-3-3-1Ukulele D# | E♭ chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram

Switching from D# to Em:

  1. While playing D#, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
  2. Slide your index finger on A string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on C string from fret 3 to fret 4.
  4. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

D# to Em

2. Em → Gm chord transition

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

To move from Em to Gm:

  1. Slide your index finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  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 3.

This transition appears in the section.

Em to Gm

3. Gm → Fm chord transition

Ukulele Gm chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-1Ukulele Gm chord diagram
Ukulele Fm chord diagram Fingering: 1-0-1-3Ukulele Fm chord diagram

Switching from Gm to Fm:

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

This transition appears in the section.

Gm to Fm

4. Fm → A# chord transition

Ukulele Fm chord diagram Fingering: 1-0-1-3Ukulele Fm chord diagram
Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram

Here's how to move from Fm to A#:

  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 G string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section, played 8 times.

Fm to A#

5. A# → D# chord transition

Switching from A# to D#:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 9 times.

6. D# → Bb chord transition

Here's how to move from D# to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

7. D# → Gm chord transition

To move from D# to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the section.

8. Gm → F#m chord transition

Switching from Gm to F#m:

  1. Lift your index finger from A 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. Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 2.

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

9. F#m → Fm chord transition

To move from F#m to Fm:

  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 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, played 2 times.

10. A# → Gm chord transition

To move from A# to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 4 times.

11. Gm → C chord transition

Switching from Gm to C:

  1. While playing Gm, 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, played 5 times.

12. C → Fm chord transition

To move from C to Fm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 13 times.

13. A# → Bb chord transition

Here's how to move from A# to Bb:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

14. D# → G chord transition

To move from D# to G:

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

This transition appears in the section.

15. G → G# chord transition

To move from G to G#:

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

This transition appears in the section.

16. G# → A# chord transition

Switching from G# to A#:

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

This transition appears in the section.

17. Gm → G# chord transition

To move from Gm to G#:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

18. G# → Am chord transition

To move from G# to Am:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

19. Am → A# chord transition

To move from Am to A#:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

20. A# → G#m chord transition

Here's how to move from A# to G#m:

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

This transition appears in the section.

21. G#m → D# chord transition

To move from G#m to D#:

  1. While playing G#m, lift your middle finger from C string fret 3.
  2. Slide your index finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  3. Slide your ring finger from G string fret 4 to C string fret 3.
  4. Slide your pinky on E string from fret 4 to fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

22. D# → C chord transition

Here's how to move from D# to C:

  1. While playing D#, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

This transition appears in the section.

23. Fm → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from Fm to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

24. Bb → Gm chord transition

Switching from Bb to Gm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

25. Em → C chord transition

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.

Valentine chord transition analysis

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

  • Valentine includes 90 chord transitions, 25 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Valentine contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Valentine connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Fm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (42%), Bb (5%), and Cm (5%).
    • Fm → C: 42%
    • Fm → Gm: 5%
    After A#, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (24%), C (16%), and D# (11%).
    • A# → D#: 11%
    • A# → Gm: 3%
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