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Irving Berlin - A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody Ukulele Chords

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ChordsC, B7, Bb7, A7, C#7, Bm, D7, G, Gm, G7, Cm, Em7, D, E7, Am, F#7, B, F7, Eb, Em
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele B7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele A#7 | B♭7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A#7 | B♭7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele A7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-1-0-0Ukulele A7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele C#7 | D♭7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-1-1-2 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele C#7 | D♭7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram
  • Ukulele D7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-3 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele D7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele Gm chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-1Ukulele Gm chord diagram
  • Ukulele G7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-1-2Ukulele G7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Cm chord diagram Fingering: 0-3-3-3 Barre at fret 3.Ukulele Cm chord diagram
  • Ukulele Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-2Ukulele Em7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
  • Ukulele E7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-2-0-2Ukulele E7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
  • Ukulele F#7 | G♭7 chord diagram Fingering: 3-4-2-4Ukulele F#7 | G♭7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele B chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B chord diagram
  • Ukulele F7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-3-1-3Ukulele F7 chord diagram
  • 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

[Opening]
[C]A [B7]pre[Bb7]tty [A7]girl is [C#7]like [A7]a [Bm]melo[D7]dy
That [G]haunts you [Gm]night [G]and day
[G7]Just like the [C]strain of a [Cm]haunting re[G7]frain
[C]She’ll [A7]start upon [Em7]a [A7]marathon
and [D7]run a[C]round your [D]brain

[chorus]
[C]You [B7]can’t [Bb7]es[A7]cape
She’s [C#7]in [A7]your [Bm]memo[D7]ry
By [G]morning [G]night [G7]and [C]noon [E7] [Am]
She will [F#7]leave you and [B]then [E7]come back a[Am]gain
A pretty [F7]girl is [D7]just like a pretty [G]tune [Eb]

[Closing]
[C]A [B7]pre[Bb7]tty [A7]girl is [C#7]like [A7]a [Bm]melo[D7]dy
That [G]haunts you [Gm]night [G]and day
[G7]Just like the [C]strain of a [Cm]haunting re[G7]frain
[C]She’ll [A7]start upon [Em7]a [A7]marathon
and [D7]run a[C]round your [D]brain

[chorus]
[C]You [B7]can’t [Bb7]es[A7]cape
She’s [C#7]in [A7]your [Bm]memo[D7]ry
By [G]morning [G]night [G7]and [C]noon [E7] [Am]
She will [F#7]leave you and [B]then [E7]come back a[Am]gain
A pretty [F7]girl is [D7]just like a pretty [G]tune [Eb]
[C]A [B7]pre[Bb7]tty [G]tune [Em] [D7] [G]

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ArtistIrving Berlin
AlbumSingle
GenresJazz
Year1919
KeyC

How to play A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Irving Berlin - A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody on ukulele requires 20 chords and 29 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.

A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody uses these transitions most often: D7 → G (7), G7 → C (6), and B7 → Bb7 (5). 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 C - B7 chord transition.

1. C → B7 chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele B7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B7 chord diagram

To move from C to B7;

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on C string fret 3.
C to B7

3. Bb7 → A7 chord transition

Ukulele A#7 | B♭7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A#7 | B♭7 chord diagram
Ukulele A7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-1-0-0Ukulele A7 chord diagram

To move from Bb7 to A7;

  1. While playing Bb7, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.
Bb7 to A7

5. A7 → Bm chord transition

To move from A7 to Bm;

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

6. Bm → D7 chord transition

To move from Bm to D7;

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

7. D7 → G chord transition

To move from D7 to G;

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

8. G → Gm chord transition

To move from G to Gm;

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

9. G → G7 chord transition

To move from G to G7;

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

10. G7 → C chord transition

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.

11. C → Cm chord transition

To move from C to Cm;

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

12. Cm → G7 chord transition

To move from Cm to G7;

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

13. C → A7 chord transition

To move from C to A7;

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

14. A7 → Em7 chord transition

To move from A7 to Em7;

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

15. A7 → D7 chord transition

To move from A7 to D7;

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

16. D7 → C chord transition

To move from D7 to C;

  1. While playing D7, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

17. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D;

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

18. C → E7 chord transition

To move from C to E7;

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

19. E7 → Am chord transition

To move from E7 to Am;

  1. While playing E7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

20. Am → F#7 chord transition

To move from Am to F#7;

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

21. F#7 → B chord transition

To move from F#7 to B;

  1. While playing F#7, lift your pinky from A string fret 4.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 2.
  3. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 3.
  4. Slide your ring finger from C string fret 4 to G string fret 4.

22. B → E7 chord transition

To move from B to E7;

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

23. Am → F7 chord transition

To move from Am to F7;

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

24. F7 → D7 chord transition

To move from F7 to D7;

  1. While playing F7, first lift your middle finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from C string fret 3 to A string fret 3.

25. G → Eb chord transition

To move from G to Eb;

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

26. Eb → C chord transition

To move from Eb to C;

  1. While playing Eb, 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.

27. Bb7 → G chord transition

To move from Bb7 to G;

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

28. G → Em chord transition

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.

29. Em → D7 chord transition

To move from Em to D7;

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

A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody.

  • A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody includes 92 chord transitions, 29 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → D: 11%
    • C → E7: 1%
    After A7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (42%), D7 (18%), and Dm (12%).
    • A7 → D7: 18%
    • A7 → Em7: 1%
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