Tate McRae - Dear Ex Best Friend Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
[Opening]
[Am]
Yeah, I wonder [Am]if, my name has [F]ever crossed your mind
Even for a [C]second, know it’s been a [G]second
Since we last [Am]talked, or faced each [F]other eye to eye
Know it’s been [C]hectic, ya, I shoulda [G]said this
[chorus]
It kinda [Am]hurts ’cause it’s insane, yeah we [F]walk by and it’s like
I [F]don’t even [C]know you, like I’ve never [G]met you
I see our [Am]pictures on my phone, and question [F]why we didn’t try
But we were just [C]habits, thought we’d always [G]have it
[chorus]
So to my [Am]ex-best friend, I thought I’d [F]know til the end
Sorry [C]I know things aren’t going as we [G]planned, to my once [Am]ride or die
The one who [F]always knew me right, we would [C]swear it’d always end up you and [G]I
We really messed up this [Am]time, [F]we really messed up this [C]time [G]
[Closing]
What about [Am]all the nights, where we’d [F]talked about our lives
We were just [C]wishing, wish I would have [G]listened
[chorus]
It kinda [Am]hurts ’cause it’s insane, yeah we [F]walk by and it’s like
I [F]don’t even [C]know you, like I’ve never [G]met you
I see our [Am]pictures on my phone, and question [F]why we didn’t try
But we were just [C]habits, thought we’d always [G]have it
[chorus]
So to my [Am]ex-best friend, I thought I’d [F]know til the end
Sorry [C]I know things aren’t going as we [G]planned, to my once [Am]ride or die
The one who [F]always knew me right, we would [C]swear it’d always end up you and [G]I
We really messed up this time
How to play Dear Ex Best Friend on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Tate McRae - Dear Ex Best Friend on ukulele requires 4 chords and 4 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.
Dear Ex Best Friend uses these transitions most often: Am → F (12), C → G (12), and F → C (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 Am - F chord transition.
1. Am → F chord transition
To move from Am to F;
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
2. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C;
- While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
3. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
4. G → Am chord transition
To move from G to Am;
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
Dear Ex Best Friend chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Dear Ex Best Friend.
- Dear Ex Best Friend includes 47 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Dear Ex Best Friend contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Dear Ex Best Friend connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
- F → C: 40%
After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).- Am → F: 26%