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Vance Joy - Crashing Into You Ukulele Chords

ChordsEm, G, C, Am, D, A
Strumming↓-↓↓↑

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

  • Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
  • Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram


[Em] [G] [C] [G] [Am]
[Em]You were the [G]one to visit my [C]darkness
You were the [Am]brightest way
[Em]You dropped a [G]stone into the [C]well
We’d wait for [G]the [Am]sound it made
[Em]When it got [G]quiet, you could hear your [C]heart
Tell me, [G]what [Am]did it say?
[Em]I was a [G]bird, you opened the [C]cage
It felt like [G]a [Am]clean white page


[D]You came [G]along, you light up my [C]days, my personal [Am]sun
[D]Showing me [G]all the ways I could [C]fall
You made me feel [Am]new, I’m crashing, I’m [Em]crashing right into you [G]
[C]Baby, feel me [Am]crash, I’m crashing, I’m [Em]crashing right into you [G]
[C]Baby, feel me [Am]crash


[Em] [C] [D] [Em] [D] [Em] [C] [D] [Em] [D] [Em]
[G] [C] [Em] [Am] [Em] [G] [C] [Em] [Am]
[Em] [G] [C] [Am] [Em] [G] [C] [Am]
[D]You came [G]along, you light up my [C]days, my personal [Am]sun
[D]Showing me [G]all the ways I could [C]fall
You made me feel [Am]new, I’m crashing, I’m [Em]crashing right into you [G]
[C]Baby, feel me [Am]crash, I’m crashing, I’m [Em]crashing right into you [G]
[C]Baby, feel me [Am]crash [A]

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ArtistVance Joy
AlbumNation of Two
Year2018
KeyEm

How to play Crashing Into You on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Vance Joy - Crashing Into You on ukulele requires 6 chords and 11 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.

Crashing Into You uses these transitions most often: G → C (17), Em → G (13), and Am → Em (12). 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 Em - G chord transition.

1. 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.
Em to G

2. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C;

  1. While playing G, 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.
G to C

3. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am;

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

4. Am → Em chord transition

To move from Am to Em;

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

5. C → Am chord transition

To move from C to Am;

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

6. Am → D chord transition

To move from Am to D;

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

7. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G;

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

8. Em → C chord transition

To move from Em to C;

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

9. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D;

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

10. 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.

11. Am → A chord transition

To move from Am to A;

  1. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on C string fret 1.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Crashing Into You.

  • Crashing Into You includes 84 chord transitions, 11 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Crashing Into You contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Crashing Into You 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 → Am: 13%
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (17%).
    • Em → C: 27%
    • Em → G: 18%