How to Play 17 on Ukulele?

Avril Lavigne - 17 can be played in the key of D using the D, A, G, E chords. For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave E, A open. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open. For E, To play E, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave E open. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play 17 with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Avril Lavigne - 17 Ukulele Chords

Chord reference D, A, G, E

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[D] [D] [A] [A] [G] [G] [G] [G] [D] [D] [A] [A] [G] [G] [G] [G] [D]He was [D]working at the [A]record shop [A] [G]I would [G]kiss him in the [G]parking lot [G] [D]Tasting like [D]cigarettes and [A]soda pop, [A] [G]seventeen

[D]He would [D]tell me I was [A]beautiful [A] [G]Sneaking [G]in the [G]neighbors’ swimming pool [G] [D]Yeah he [D]taught me how to [A]break the rules [A] [G]seventeen

But [E]hey, those [E]days are long [A]gone [G]And when I hear this song, it takes me back

We were on top of the [D]world, back when [D]I was your [A]girl We were [A]living so [G]wild and free, acting [G]stupid for [D]fun All we [D]needed was [A]love, that’s the [A]way it’s [G]supposed to be, [G]seventeen

[D]Stealing [D]beers out of the [A]trailer park [A] [G]Flicking [G]lighters just to [G]fight the dark [G] [D]Favorite [D]place was sitting [A]in his car [A] [G]seventeen

[D]Lay a [D]blanket on the [A]roof top [A] [G]That time I [G]knew I wanted [G]me to stop [G] [D]It was so [D]cold but we [A]kept him hot [A] [G]seventeen

But [E]hey, those [E]days are long [A]gone And [A]when I hear this [G]song, it [G]takes me [G]back

We were on [G]top of the [D]world, back when [D]I was your [A]girl We were [A]living so [G]wild [G]and [G]free, acting [G]stupid for [D]fun All we [D]needed was [A]love, that’s the [A]way it’s [G]supposed [G]to [G]be

We were [G]running red [D]lights, we were [D]going all [A]night Didn’t [A]care about [G] [G]any[G]thing, ’cause we were [G]living our [D]dream We were [D]living like a [A]dream, and [A]we were [G]seventeen

[E]Oh [E]oh oh [A]oh [A]oh oh, [G]oh [G]oh [G]oh [G] [E]Oh [E]oh oh [A]oh [A]oh oh, [G]oh [G]oh [G] [G] [D]I [D]remember what it [A]felt like, [G]just a small town kind of life [D]If only [D]I could just go [A]back in time [A] [G]seventeen

We were on top of the [D]world, back when [D]I was your [A]girl We were [A]living so [G]wild [G]and [G]free, acting [G]stupid for [D]fun All we [D]needed was [A]love, that’s the [A]way it’s [G]supposed [G]to [G]be

We were [G]running red [D]lights, we were [D]going all [A]night Didn’t [A]care about [G]anything, ’cause we were [G]living our [D]dream We were [D]living like a [A]dream, and we were[G]Seventeen

[D] [D] [A] [A] [G]Seventeen, [G]seventeen, [G]seventeen [D]

Artist Avril Lavigne

Album Avril Lavigne (Expanded Edition)

Genres Pop

Year 2013

Key D

Avril Lavigne - 17 can be played in the key of D using the D, A, G, E chords.

For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave E, A open.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
For E, To play E, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave E open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play 17 with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.