Claire Rosinkranz - Backyard Boy Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele E7 chord diagram
Ukulele A chord diagram
[Opening]
[E7]Dance with me in my backyard boy.
[A]Looking super fine in your corduroy.
[E7]Drive me round the block, [E7]we can go in a loop.
[A]And we’ll turn the volume up on some, good boy band tunes.
[chorus]
[E7]Love to feel the fresh air, [E7]I can feel your eyes stare.
[A]And I’m not gonna lie, [A]I get a little bit scared.
[E7]My heart is on wings, [E7]I’m living in dreams.
[A]And at the top of our lungs we sing.
[chorus]
[E7]Da da da da da da, [E7]da da da da da da.
[A]Everything is perfect.
[E7]Da da da da da da, [E7]da da da da da da.
[A]All our words were worth it.
[chorus]
[E7]Da da da da da da, [E7]da da da da da da.
[A]Dancing around like a clown at the circus.
[E7]da da da da da da, [E7]da da da da da da.
[A]Backyard boy you make me nervous.
[Closing]
[E7]Dance with me in my backyard boy,
[A]Looking super fine in your corduroy.
[E7]Roll the windows down, [E7]let the base drop low.
[A]And everybody’s talking, [A]but I don’t wanna know.
[chorus]
[E7]Feel the fresh air, [E7]I can feel your eyes stare.
[A]And I’m not gonna lie, [A]I get a little bit scared.
[E7]My heart is on wings, [E7]I’m living in dreams.
[A]And at the top of our lungs we sing.
[chorus]
[E7]Da da da da da da, [E7]da da da da da da.
[A]Everything is perfect.
[E7]Da da da da da da, [E7]da da da da da da.
[A]All our words were worth it.
[chorus]
[E7]Da da da da da da, [E7]da da da da da da.
[A]Dancing around like a clown at the circus.
[E7]da da da da da da, [E7]da da da da da da.
[A]Backyard boy you make me nervous.
How to play Backyard Boy on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Claire Rosinkranz - Backyard Boy on ukulele requires 2 chords and 1 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.
Backyard Boy uses these transitions most often: E7 → A (16) and A → E7 (15). 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 E7 - A chord transition.
1. E7 → A chord transition
To move from E7 to A;
- While playing E7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
Backyard Boy chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Backyard Boy.
- Backyard Boy includes 31 chord transitions, 1 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Backyard Boy connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After E7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are A (31%), Am (28%), and A7 (7%).
- E7 → A: 31%
After A, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).- A → E7: 4%