Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar 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 C chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele D# | E♭ chord diagram
Ukulele G# | A♭ chord diagram
Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
[Opening]
[G] [G] [C] [F] [C] [G] [G] [C] [F] [C]
[Eb] [C] [G#] [Bb] [C] [Eb] [C] [G#] [Bb] [C]
[C]Gold coast slave ship bound for cotton fields
[F]Sold in a market down in New Orleans
[C]Scarred old slaver knows he’s doing alright
[Bb]Hear him whip the women [C]just around midnight
[chorus]
[G]Brown sugar, [C]how come you taste so good?
[G]Brown sugar, [C]just like a young girl should
[section 2]
[Eb] [C] [G#] [Bb] [C]
[C]Drums beating cold English blood runs hot
[F]Lady of the house wondering where it’s gonna stop
[C]House boy knows that he’s doing alright
[Bb]You should a heard him [C]just around midnight
[chorus]
[G]Brown sugar, [C]how come you taste so good?
[G]Brown sugar, [C]just like a young girl should
[section 3]
[Eb] [C] [G#] [Bb] [C]
[G]Ahh brown sugar, [C]how come you taste so good?
[G]Ahh brown sugar, [C]just like a black girl should
[section 4]
[C]I bet your mama was a tent show queen
[F]And all her boyfriends were sweet sixteen
[C]I’m no school boy but I know what I like
[Bb]You should have heard me [C]just around midnight
[chorus]
[G]Ahh brown sugar, [C]how come you taste so good?
[G]Ahh brown sugar, [C]just like a young girl should
[Closing]
[G]I said yeah, yeah, yeah, wu! [C]how come you taste so good
[G]Yeah, yeah, yeah, wu! [C]just like a black girl should
[G]Yeah, yeah, yeah, wu! [C]
[G] [C] [G] [C] [G] [C]
How to play Brown Sugar on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
The Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar on ukulele requires 6 chords and 6 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.
Brown Sugar uses these transitions most often: G → C (16), C → G (15), and Bb → C (7). 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 - C chord transition.
1. 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.
2. C → F chord transition
To move from C to F;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
3. C → Eb chord transition
To move from C to Eb;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 3.
- Place index finger on A string fret 1.
- Place pinky on E string fret 3.
4. C → G# chord transition
To move from C to G#;
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on G string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 3.
- Place pinky on E string fret 4.
5. G# → Bb chord transition
To move from G# to Bb;
- While playing G#, lift your pinky from E string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger on C string from fret 3 to fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
6. Bb → C chord transition
To move from Bb to C;
- While playing Bb, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
Brown Sugar chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Brown Sugar.
- Brown Sugar includes 67 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Brown Sugar contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Brown Sugar 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 → G: 35%
- C → F: 16%
After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).- G → C: 25%