Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele D7 chord diagram
Ukulele Bm chord diagram
Ukulele A chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele Gm7 chord diagram
Ukulele C7 chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele F7 chord diagram
Ukulele Dm chord diagram
Ukulele Fm chord diagram
Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
Ukulele D# | E♭ chord diagram
[Opening]
Do do do [G]down doobee [Em]do down [C]down [D7]cumma cumma
[G]Down doobee [Em]do down [C]down [D7]cumma cumma
[G]Down doobee [Em]do down [C]down [D7]
Breaking up is [G]hard [C]to [G]do
[section 2]
Don’t take your [G]love [Em]a[C]way from [D7]me
[G]Don’t you [Em]leave my heart in [C]mise[D7]ry
[G]If you [Bm]go then [Em]I’ll be blue
‘Cause [A]breaking up is hard to [D7]do
[Closing]
Remember [G]when [Em]you [C]held me [D7]tight
[G]And you [Em]kissed me all [C]through the [D7]night
[G]Think of [Bm]all that [Em]we’ve been through
And [A]breaking up is [D]hard to [G]do
[chorus]
They say that breaking [Gm7]up [C7]is [Gm7]hard to [C7]do
[F]Now I [F7]know I [Dm]know that it’s [F7]true
[Fm]Don’t [Bb]say that [Fm]this is the [Bb]end
In[Eb]stead of breaking up I wish that [D7]we were making up again
[chorus]
I beg of [G]you [Em]don’t [C]say good[D7]bye
[G]Can’t we [Em]give our love a[C]nother [D7]try
[G]Come on [Bm]baby let’s [Em]start anew
And [A]breaking up is [D]hard to [G]do
[chorus]
They say that breaking [Gm7]up [C7]is [Gm7]hard to [C7]do
[F]Now I [F7]know I [Dm]know that it’s [F7]true [Fm]
Don’t [Bb]say that [Fm]this is the [Bb]end
In[Eb]stead of breaking up I wish that [D7]we were making up again
[chorus]
I beg of [G]you [Em]don’t [C]say good[D7]bye
[G]Can’t we [Em]give our love a[C]nother [D7]try
[G]Come on [Bm]baby let’s [Em]start anew
And [A]breaking up is [D]hard to [G]do
How to play Breaking Up Is Hard To Do on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Neil Sedaka - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do on ukulele requires 15 chords and 20 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.
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do uses these transitions most often: D7 → G (14), C → D7 (11), and Em → C (11). 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 G - Em chord transition.
1. G → Em chord transition
To move from G to Em;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 4.
2. Em → C chord transition
To move from Em to C;
- While playing Em, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.
3. C → D7 chord transition
To move from C to D7;
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
4. D7 → G chord transition
To move from D7 to G;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
5. G → C chord transition
To move from G to C;
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
6. G → Bm chord transition
To move from G to Bm;
- While playing G, lift your middle finger from A string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on C string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 4.
7. Bm → Em chord transition
To move from Bm to Em;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 4 to C string fret 4.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 3.
8. Em → A chord transition
To move from Em to A;
- While playing Em, lift your ring finger from C string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
9. A → D7 chord transition
To move from A to D7;
- While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
10. A → D chord transition
To move from A to D;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
11. D → G chord transition
To move from D to G;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.
12. G → Gm7 chord transition
To move from G to Gm7;
- While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
13. Gm7 → C7 chord transition
To move from Gm7 to C7;
- While playing Gm7, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
14. C7 → F chord transition
To move from C7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
15. F → F7 chord transition
To move from F to F7;
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on C string fret 3.
- Place pinky on A string fret 3.
16. F7 → Dm chord transition
To move from F7 to Dm;
- While playing F7, lift your pinky from A string fret 3.
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on C string from fret 3 to fret 2.
17. F7 → Fm chord transition
To move from F7 to Fm;
- While playing F7, lift your ring finger from C string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 1.
- Keep pinky on A string fret 3.
18. Fm → Bb chord transition
To move from Fm to Bb;
- While playing Fm, lift your pinky from A string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 1 to C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on G string fret 3.
19. Bb → Eb chord transition
To move from Bb to Eb;
- While playing Bb, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 3 to C string fret 3.
- Place pinky on E string fret 3.
20. Eb → D7 chord transition
To move from Eb to D7;
- While playing Eb, lift your pinky from E string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from C string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
Breaking Up Is Hard To Do chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Breaking Up Is Hard To Do.
- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do includes 96 chord transitions, 20 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Breaking Up Is Hard To Do 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 → C: 25%
- G → Em: 9%
After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (17%).- Em → C: 27%
- Em → A: 5%