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Ariana Grande - Baby I Ukulele Chords

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ChordsEm, D, F#m, Bm, C, A, Bbm, E, C#m, F#, A#, Db, G, Fm, Gm, Cm, F, Dm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

  • Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
  • Ukulele F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-2-0Ukulele F#m | G♭m chord diagram
  • Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram
  • Ukulele A#m | B♭m chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A#m | B♭m chord diagram
  • Ukulele E chord diagram Fingering: 4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 4.Ukulele E chord diagram
  • Ukulele C#m | D♭m chord diagram Fingering: 1-4-4-4Ukulele C#m | D♭m chord diagram
  • Ukulele F# | G♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele F# | G♭ chord diagram
  • Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Ukulele C# | D♭ chord diagram Fingering: 1-1-1-4 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele C# | D♭ chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele Fm chord diagram Fingering: 1-0-1-3Ukulele Fm chord diagram
  • Ukulele Gm chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-1Ukulele Gm chord diagram
  • Ukulele Cm chord diagram Fingering: 0-3-3-3 Barre at fret 3.Ukulele Cm chord diagram
  • Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
  • Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram

[Opening]
[Em]Baby I got love for thee so deep inside of me I don’t know where [D]to start
[Em]I love you more than anything, but the words cant even touch what’s in my [D]heart
When I [F#m]try to explain it I be sounding insane, the words don’t [Bm]ever come out right
I get all [C]tongue tied (and twisted)
I can’t explain what I’m feeling, so I say [A]baby baby, baby

[chorus]
Baby [Em]I (ooh [F#m]baby, oh [Bbm]baby, my baby) baby [Em]I (ooh [F#m]baby, [Bm]baby I)
[Em]All I’m tryna[F#m] say is you’re my[E] everything [Bm]baby
But [C#m]every time I [F#]try to say it, [Bm]words they [E]only complicate it
[A](baby, baby ohohohoh)

[section 2]
[Em]Baby I’m so down for you no matter what you, (real talk) I’ll be [D]around
[Em]See baby I been feeling you, before I knew what feelings were [D]about

[section 3]
When I [F#m]try to explain it I be sounding insane
The words don’t [Bm]ever come out right, I get all [C]tongue tied (and twisted)
I can’t explain what I’m feeling, so I say [A]baby baby, baby

[chorus]
Baby [Em]I (ooh [F#m]baby, oh [Bbm]baby, my baby) baby [Em]I (ooh [F#m]baby, [Bm]baby I)
[Em]All I’m tryna[F#m] say is you’re my[E] everything [Bm]baby
But [C#m]every time I [F#]try to say it, [Bm]words they [E]only complicate it
[A](baby, baby ohohohoh)

[section 4]
[Bm]Straight [A#]up you got [D]me (all in) how [Db]could I [G]not be I sure [A]hope you know
If it’s [Bm]even [A#]possible , I [Db]love you [Db]more than [G]word Love can say it
It’s [A]better not explaining that why I keep saying…

[chorus]
Baby [Em]I (ooh [F#m]baby, oh [Bbm]baby, my baby) baby [Em]I (ooh [F#m]baby, [Bm]baby I)
[Em]All I’m tryna[F#m] say is you’re my[E] everything [Bm]baby
But [C#m]every time I [F#]try to say it, [Bm]words they [E]only complicate it
[A](baby, baby ohohohoh)

[section 5]
Baby [Fm]I (ooh [Gm]baby, oh [Bm]baby, my baby)
Baby [Fm]I (ooh [Gm]baby, baby [Cm]I)
[Fm]All I’m tryna [Gm]say is you’re my [F]everything [Cm]baby

[Closing]
But [Dm]every time I [G]try to say it, [Cm]words they only [F]complicate it
But [Dm]every time I [G]try to say it, [Cm]words they only [F]complicate it
But [Dm]every time I [G]try to say it, [Cm]words they only [F]complicate it
[A#](baby, baby ohohohoh) [A#](baby, baby ohohohoh)

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ArtistAriana Grande
AlbumYours Truly
GenresPop, R&B
Year2013
KeyEm

How to play Baby I on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Ariana Grande - Baby I on ukulele requires 18 chords and 36 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.

Baby I uses these transitions most often: Em → F#m (9), F#m → Bm (5), and A → Em (4). 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 Em - D chord transition.

1. Em → D chord transition

Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram

To move from Em to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  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 2.
Em to D

2. D → F#m chord transition

Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-2-0Ukulele F#m | G♭m chord diagram

To move from D to F#m;

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

3. F#m → Bm chord transition

Ukulele F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-2-0Ukulele F#m | G♭m chord diagram
Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram

To move from F#m to Bm;

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

4. Bm → C chord transition

Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

To move from Bm to C;

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

5. C → A chord transition

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.

6. A → Em chord transition

To move from A to Em;

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

7. Em → F#m chord transition

To move from Em to F#m;

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

8. F#m → Bbm chord transition

To move from F#m to Bbm;

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

9. Bbm → Em chord transition

To move from Bbm to Em;

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

10. Bm → Em chord transition

To move from Bm to Em;

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

11. F#m → E chord transition

To move from F#m to E;

  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 4.
  3. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

12. E → Bm chord transition

To move from E to Bm;

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

13. Bm → C#m chord transition

To move from Bm to C#m;

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

14. C#m → F# chord transition

To move from C#m to F#;

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

15. F# → Bm chord transition

To move from F# to Bm;

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

16. E → A chord transition

To move from E to A;

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

17. A → Bm chord transition

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.

18. Bm → A# chord transition

To move from Bm to A#;

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

19. A# → D chord transition

To move from A# to D;

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

20. D → Db chord transition

To move from D to Db;

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

21. Db → G chord transition

To move from Db to G;

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

22. 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.

23. A# → Db chord transition

To move from A# to Db;

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

24. A → Fm chord transition

To move from A to Fm;

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

25. Fm → Gm chord transition

To move from Fm to Gm;

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

26. Gm → Bm chord transition

To move from Gm to Bm;

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

27. Bm → Fm chord transition

To move from Bm to Fm;

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

28. Gm → Cm chord transition

To move from Gm to Cm;

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

29. Cm → Fm chord transition

To move from Cm to Fm;

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

30. Gm → F chord transition

To move from Gm to F;

  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 E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

31. F → Cm chord transition

To move from F to Cm;

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

32. Cm → Dm chord transition

To move from Cm to Dm;

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

33. Dm → G chord transition

To move from Dm to G;

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

34. G → Cm chord transition

To move from G to Cm;

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

35. F → Dm chord transition

To move from F to Dm;

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

36. F → A# chord transition

To move from F to A#;

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

Baby I chord transition analysis

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

  • Baby I includes 94 chord transitions, 36 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Baby I contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Baby I connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Bm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (25%), A (19%), and Em (13%).
    • Bm → Em: 13%
    • Bm → C: 12%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (17%).
    • Em → D: 17%
    • Em → F#m: 1%
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