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Ringo Starr - Bye Bye Blackbird Ukulele Chords

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ChordsF, Bb, Am, C7, Gm7, B, Gm, C, F7, Cm, F#, G7, Bbm, D7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

  • Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
  • Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
  • Ukulele C7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-1Ukulele C7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Gm7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele Gm7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele B chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B chord diagram
  • Ukulele Gm chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-1Ukulele Gm chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele F7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-3-1-3Ukulele F7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Cm chord diagram Fingering: 0-3-3-3 Barre at fret 3.Ukulele Cm chord diagram
  • Ukulele F# | G♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele F# | G♭ chord diagram
  • Ukulele G7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-1-2Ukulele G7 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 D7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-3 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele D7 chord diagram

[Opening]
[F]Pack up all my [Bb]cares and [F]woe,
[Am]Here I [C7]go [Gm7]singing [F]low
[F]Bye [B]bye [Gm7]black[C7]bird. [Gm7] [C7]

[chorus]
[Gm]Where somebody [C]waits for [Gm]me,
[C7]Sugar’s [Am]sweet so is [C7]she
[C7]Bye [C]bye [C7] [F]blackbird.

[chorus]
[F7]No one here can love and under[Cm]stand [F#]me
[Gm]Oh what [Gm7]hard luck [F]stories
[G7]they all [Bbm]hand [C7]me.

[chorus]
[F]Make my bed and [Bb]light the [F]light,
[Am]I’ll ar[C7]rive [Cm]late to[D7]night
[Gm7]Blackbird [C7]bye [F]bye.

[Closing]
[F]Pack up all my [Bb]cares and [F]woe,
[Am]Here I [C7]go [Gm7]singing [F]low
[F]Bye [B]bye [Gm7]black[C7]bird. [Gm7] [C7]

[chorus]
[Gm]Where somebody [C]waits for [Gm]me,
[C7]Sugar’s [Am]sweet so is [C7]she
[C7]Bye [C]bye [C7] [F]blackbird.

[chorus]
[F7]No one here can love and under[Cm]stand [F#]me
[Gm]Oh what [Gm7]hard luck [F]stories
[G7]they all [Bbm]hand [C7]me.

[chorus]
[F]Make my bed and [Bb]light the [F]light,
[Am]I’ll ar[C7]rive [Cm]late to[D7]night
[Gm7]Blackbird [C7]bye [F]bye.

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ArtistRingo Starr
AlbumSentimental Journey
GenresRock
Year1970
KeyF

How to play Bye Bye Blackbird on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Ringo Starr - Bye Bye Blackbird on ukulele requires 14 chords and 22 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.

Bye Bye Blackbird uses these transitions most often: Am → C7 (6), C7 → F (6), and Gm7 → C7 (6). 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 F - Bb chord transition.

1. F → Bb chord transition

Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram

To move from F to Bb;

  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.
F to Bb

2. F → Am chord transition

Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram

To move from F to Am;

  1. While playing F, lift your index finger from E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
F to Am

3. Am → C7 chord transition

Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele C7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-1Ukulele C7 chord diagram

To move from Am to C7;

  1. While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on A string fret 1.
Am to C7

4. C7 → Gm7 chord transition

Ukulele C7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-1Ukulele C7 chord diagram
Ukulele Gm7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele Gm7 chord diagram

To move from C7 to Gm7;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
C7 to Gm7

5. Gm7 → F chord transition

To move from Gm7 to F;

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

6. F → B chord transition

To move from F to B;

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

7. B → Gm7 chord transition

To move from B to Gm7;

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

8. C7 → Gm chord transition

To move from C7 to Gm;

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

9. Gm → C chord transition

To move from Gm to C;

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

10. C7 → C chord transition

To move from C7 to C;

  1. While playing C7, lift your index finger from A string fret 1.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

11. C7 → F chord transition

To move from C7 to F;

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

12. F → F7 chord transition

To move from F to F7;

  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 3.
  4. Place pinky on A string fret 3.

13. F7 → Cm chord transition

To move from F7 to Cm;

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

14. Cm → F# chord transition

To move from Cm to F#;

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

15. F# → Gm chord transition

To move from F# to Gm;

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

16. Gm → Gm7 chord transition

To move from Gm to Gm7;

  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. Keep middle finger on C string fret 2.

17. F → G7 chord transition

To move from F to G7;

  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 A string fret 2.

18. G7 → Bbm chord transition

To move from G7 to Bbm;

  1. While playing G7, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 3.

19. Bbm → C7 chord transition

To move from Bbm to C7;

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

20. C7 → Cm chord transition

To move from C7 to Cm;

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

21. Cm → D7 chord transition

To move from Cm to D7;

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

22. D7 → Gm7 chord transition

To move from D7 to Gm7;

  1. While playing D7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on C string fret 2.

Bye Bye Blackbird chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Bye Bye Blackbird.

  • Bye Bye Blackbird includes 78 chord transitions, 22 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Bye Bye Blackbird contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Bye Bye Blackbird connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After C7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (62%), C (4%), and Gm (4%).
    • C7 → F: 62%
    • C7 → C: 4%
    After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → Am: 11%
    • F → Bb: 5%
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