Carpenters - Ticket To Ride Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele A chord diagram
Ukulele E chord diagram
Ukulele F#m | G♭m chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
[Opening]
I [A]think I’m [A]gonna be [A]sad
I [A]think it’s to[A]day
Yeah, the girl that’s [A]driving me [A]mad
Is [A]going a[E]way
[chorus]
[F#m]She’s got a ticket to [D]ride
[F#m]she’s got a ticket to [G]ride [F#m]
She’s got a ticket to [E]ride and she don’t [E]care
[section 2]
She [A]said that [A]living with [A]me
Was [A]bringing him [A]down
Yeah she would [A]never be [A]free
When [A]I was a[E]round
[chorus]
[F#m]She’s got a ticket to [D]ride
[F#m]she’s got a ticket to [G]ride [F#m]
She’s got a ticket to [E]ride and she don’t [A]care
[Closing]
[D]Don’t know why she’s riding so high
She oughta do right she oughta do right by [E]me
[D]Before she gets to saying goodbye
She oughta do right she oughta do right by [E]me
How to play Ticket To Ride on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Carpenters - Ticket To Ride on ukulele requires 5 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.
Ticket To Ride uses these transitions most often: A → E (2), D → E (2), and D → F#m (2). 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 A - E chord transition.
1. A → E chord transition
To move from A to E;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 4.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
2. E → F#m chord transition
To move from E to F#m;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 4 and place it on C string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
3. F#m → D chord transition
To move from F#m 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.
- Keep ring finger on E string fret 2.
4. F#m → G chord transition
To move from F#m to G;
- Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.
5. 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.
6. D → E chord transition
To move from D to E;
- While playing D, lift your ring finger from E string fret 2.
- Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 4.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
Ticket To Ride chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Ticket To Ride.
- Ticket To Ride includes 20 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Ticket To Ride contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Ticket To Ride connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After A, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
- A → D: 29%
- A → E: 12%
After E, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are A (25%), D (14%), and B (11%).- E → A: 25%
- E → D: 14%