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Shania Twain - What Made You Say That Ukulele Chords

ChordsD, A, Bm, G, Em, C, Eb, Bb
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

DA
DMaybetonightAI’mgonnatellhimhowIfeel,DmaybeI’llleaveAwellenoughalone
BmMaybe,AjustDmaybe,he’llGwanttobemybaby,GwhatGifhe’sgotEmplansofhisAown
DI’mwaitingfortheAperfectmoment,DlookingfortheAperfectphrase
BmTheoneIAfinallyDchooseisGsimplyIloveyou
GAstheGwordscomeEmoutIheardaCvoiceinsidemeAsay
WhatmadeyouDsaythat,wasitthemoonlight,wasittheAstarlightinyoureyes
WhatmadeyousayDthat,haveyoubeenlisteningtoyourheartA
It’s Bmtoolate Anow,you Ddon’twanttoGtakeitback
‘CauseIknowlove’sAwhatmadeyousaythatD
DADA
DIlookuptoseeAhisreaction,DandasmileslowlyAspreadsacrosshisface
BmHesaidAwhattookyousolong,Dthat’swhatGI’vebeenwaitingon
GIGthoughtEmyou’dtakeCforeverandaAday
WhatmadeyouDsaythat,wasitthemoonlight,wasittheAstarlightinyoureyes
WhatmadeyousayDthat,haveyoubeenlisteningtoyourheartA
It’s Bmtoolate Anow,you Ddon’twanttoGtakeitback
‘CauseIknowlove’sAwhatmadeyousaythatD
WhatmadeyouDsaythat,wasitthemoonlight,wasittheAstarlightinyoureyes
WhatmadeyousayDthat,haveyoubeenlisteningtoyourheartA
It’s Bmtoolate Anow,you Ddon’twanttoGtakeitback
‘CauseIknowlove’sAwhatmadeyousaythatD
EbWasitthemoonlightwasittheBbstarlightinyoureyes,Ebwhatmadeyousaythat
BbHaveyoubeenlisteningtoyourheart,Ebwhatmadeyousaythat
AlbumShania Twain
GenresCountry
Year1993
KeyD
DifficultyIntermediate

How to play What Made You Say That on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Shania Twain - What Made You Say That on ukulele requires 8 chords and 10 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.

What Made You Say That uses these transitions most often: A → D (21), D → A (15), and A → Bm (6). 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:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 15 times.

D to A

2. A → Bm chord transition

Here's how to move from A to Bm:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

A to Bm

3. D → G chord transition

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 section, played 6 times.

D to G

4. G → Em chord transition

Here's how to move from G to Em:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 3 times.

G to Em

5. Em → A chord transition

Here's how to move 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.

6. Em → C chord transition

Switching 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 2 times.

7. C → A chord transition

Here's how to move from C to A:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 2 times.

8. G → A chord transition

To move from G to A:

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

This transition appears in the chorus, played 3 times.

9. D → Eb chord transition

To move from D to Eb:

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

This transition appears in the section.

10. Eb → Bb chord transition

Switching from Eb to Bb:

  1. While playing Eb, 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 2 times.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in What Made You Say That.

  • What Made You Say That includes 70 chord transitions, 10 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • What Made You Say That contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how What Made You Say That 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%