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Charlie Puth - If You Leave Me Now Ukulele Chords

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ChordsD, Gm, A, A#, Bm, G, Em, F#, B, E, C, C#m, G#
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
  • Ukulele Gm chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-1Ukulele Gm chord diagram
  • Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram
  • Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
  • Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
  • Ukulele F# | G♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele F# | G♭ chord diagram
  • Ukulele B chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B chord diagram
  • Ukulele E chord diagram Fingering: 4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 4.Ukulele E chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele C#m | D♭m chord diagram Fingering: 1-4-4-4Ukulele C#m | D♭m chord diagram
  • Ukulele G# | A♭ chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-4-3Ukulele G# | A♭ chord diagram

[Opening]
[D]No, this is [D]not goodbye, [D]I swear that I’m [Gm]gonna change
[D]No, baby, [D]please don’t cry, [D]it doesn’t have to [A]end this [A#]way
‘Cause [Bm]when I think of [A]all the nights I’ll [G]be alone
[G][D]I get [Em]terrified, please don’t [Em]say goodbye

[chorus]
‘Cause girl, if you [D]leave me [G]now
If you give it [D]up and just [D]walk right [G]out [A][A#]
You will [Bm]take the biggest [F#]part of me
And [D]all the things that [Em]I believe, [G]baby, if you leave me [D]now (yeah)

[section 2]
[D]When did we [D]lose our way? [D]My whole world was [Gm]unravelling
[D]And girls driving [D]me insane
[D]There’s no road for the [A]traveling, oh [A#]whoa-whoa, woo-woo

[section 3]
[Bm]When I think [A]about all of the [G]nights you’re gone (nights you’re gone)
[G][D]I get [Em]terrified (I get terrified), please don’t [Em]say goodbye

[chorus]
‘Cause girl, if you [D]leave me [G]now
If you give it [D]up and just [D]walk right [G]out [A][A#]
You will [Bm]take the biggest [F#]part of me
And [D]all the things that [Em]I believe
[G]Baby, if you leave me [D]now, oh, [G]baby, if you leave me [D]now

[Closing]
[F#]Oh, I can promise if we [Bm]parted (parted)
[F#]And if you left me [Bm]brokenhearted (ha-ah-ah, ah-ah ah-ah-ah)
[F#]Every single night, I’ll [D]think about you with [B]someone else
[Em]Baby, [D]if you [G]leave me

[chorus]
[E]Baby, [F#]if you [G]leave me [E]now (leave me now), oh
[E]If you give it [E]up and just [E]walk right [A]out[B][C]
You will [C#m]take the biggest [G#]part of me
And [B]all the things that [F#]I believe, [A]baby if you leave me [E]now

[chorus]
Oh [E]girl, if you leave me now
[E]If you give it [E]up and just [E]walk right [A]out (walk right out, baby) [B][C]
You will [C#m]take the biggest [G#]part of me, and [B]all the things that [F#]I believe
[A]Baby if you leave me [E]now, oh, [A]baby, if you leave me [E]now

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ArtistCharlie Puth
AlbumVoicenotes
GenresPop
Year2018
KeyD

How to play If You Leave Me Now on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Charlie Puth - If You Leave Me Now on ukulele requires 13 chords and 24 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.

If You Leave Me Now uses these transitions most often: G → D (7), D → G (6), and A → A# (4). 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 D - Gm chord transition.

1. D → Gm chord transition

Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele Gm chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-1Ukulele Gm chord diagram

To move from D to Gm;

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

2. D → A chord transition

Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram

To move from D to A;

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

3. A → A# chord transition

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

To move from A to A#;

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

4. A# → Bm chord transition

Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram

To move from A# to Bm;

  1. While playing A#, 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 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on G string from fret 3 to fret 4.
A# to Bm

5. Bm → A chord transition

To move from Bm to A;

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

6. A → G chord transition

To move from A to G;

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

7. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D;

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

8. D → Em chord transition

To move from D to Em;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 4.

9. Bm → F# chord transition

To move from Bm to F#;

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

10. F# → D chord transition

To move from F# to D;

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

11. Em → G chord transition

To move from Em to G;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.

12. D → B chord transition

To move from D to B;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 4.

13. B → Em chord transition

To move from B to Em;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on C string fret 4.

14. G → E chord transition

To move from G to E;

  1. While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 4.
  3. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.

15. E → F# chord transition

To move from E to F#;

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

16. F# → G chord transition

To move from F# to G;

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

17. E → A chord transition

To move from E to A;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 4 and place it on C string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

18. A → B chord transition

To move from A to B;

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

19. B → C chord transition

To move from B to C;

  1. While playing B, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.

20. C → C#m chord transition

To move from C to C#m;

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 4.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on C string fret 4.
  4. Place pinky on A string fret 4.

21. C#m → G# chord transition

To move from C#m to G#;

  1. Keep index finger on G string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger on C string from fret 4 to fret 3.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 4 to A string fret 3.
  4. Lift your pinky from A string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 4.

22. G# → B chord transition

To move from G# to B;

  1. While playing G#, lift your pinky from E string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 2.
  3. Keep middle finger on C string fret 3.
  4. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to G string fret 4.

23. B → F# chord transition

To move from B to F#;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 3 to E string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on G string from fret 4 to fret 3.

24. F# → A chord transition

To move from F# to A;

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

If You Leave Me Now chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in If You Leave Me Now.

  • If You Leave Me Now includes 78 chord transitions, 24 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • If You Leave Me Now contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how If You Leave Me Now connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → A: 17%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → D: 24%
    • G → A: 6%
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