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Jeremy Zucker - You Were Good To Me Ukulele Chords

ChordsD, G, Bm, A
Strumming↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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DG
DLyingisn’tbetterthanGsilence,Dfloating,butIfeellikeI’mGdying
Still,noBmmatterwhereIgo,attheAendofeveryroad
YouwereGgoodtome,youwereDgoodtome,Ayeah
Iknowit’sBmeasiertorun,afterAeverythingI’vedone
YouwereGgoodtome,youwereDgoodtomeA
D
YouwereGgoodtome,DyouwereGgoodtome
DLeavingisn’tbetterthanGtrying,Dgrowing,butI’mjustgrowingGtired
NowI’mBmworriedformysoul,andI’mstillAscaredofgrowingold
YouwereGgoodtome,youwereDgoodtome,Ayeah
AndI’msoBmusedtolettinggo,butIdon’tAwannabealone
YouwereGgoodtome,youwereDgoodtome,Ayeah,oh
GGodonlyknowswhereourAfearsgo,GheartsI’vebroke,nowmyAtearsflow
GYou’llseethatI’mAsorry,’causeyouwereGgoodtome
YouwereAgoodtome
AndnowI’mBmclosingeverydoor,’causeI’mAsickofwantingmore
YouwereGgoodtome,youwereDgoodtome,Ayeah
SwearI’mBmdifferentthanbefore,Iwon’tAhurtyouanymore
‘CauseyouwereGgoodtomeDA
AlbumBrent
GenresPop
Year2019
KeyD
DifficultyEasy

How to play You Were Good To Me on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Jeremy Zucker - You Were Good To Me 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.

You Were Good To Me uses these transitions most often: G → D (11), A → G (10), and D → G (7). 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 - G chord transition.

1. 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 7 times.

D to G

2. G → Bm chord transition

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 2 times.

G to Bm

3. Bm → A chord transition

Switching from Bm to A:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 6 times.

Bm to A

4. A → G chord transition

To move from A to G:

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

This transition appears in the section, played 10 times.

A to G

5. 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 6 times.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in You Were Good To Me.

  • You Were Good To Me includes 51 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • You Were Good To Me contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how You Were Good To Me connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → D: 24%
    • G → A: 6%
    After A, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → G: 13%