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The Beatles - Do You Want To Know A Secret Ukulele Chords

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ChordsEm, Am, G, F, B7, E, G#m, Gm, F#m, A, C#m, Bm
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 Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
  • Ukulele B7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele E chord diagram Fingering: 4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 4.Ukulele E chord diagram
  • Ukulele G#m | A♭m chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-4-2Ukulele G#m | A♭m chord diagram
  • Ukulele Gm chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-1Ukulele Gm chord diagram
  • Ukulele F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-2-0Ukulele F#m | G♭m chord diagram
  • Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram
  • Ukulele C#m | D♭m chord diagram Fingering: 1-4-4-4Ukulele C#m | D♭m chord diagram
  • Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram

[Opening]
[Em] You’ll never know how much I [Am]really [Em]love you
[G] You’ll never know how much I [F]really [B7]care

[chorus]
[E]Listen, [G#m] [Gm] [F#m]
Do you [B7]want to know a [E]secret [G#m] [Gm] [F#m]
[F#m]Do you [B7]promise not to [E]tell, [G#m]
[Gm]Whoa [F#m]oh, [F]oh

[chorus]
[E]Closer, [G#m] [Gm] [F#m]
Let me [B7]whisper in your [E]ear [G#m] [Gm] [F#m]
Say the [B7]words you long to [A]hear [B7]
I’m in love with [C#m]you [F#m]oh [B7]

[chorus]
[E]Listen, [G#m] [Gm] [F#m]
Do you [B7]want to know a [E]secret [G#m] [Gm] [F#m]
[F#m]Do you [B7]promise not to [E]tell, [G#m]
[Gm]Whoa [F#m]oh, [F]oh

[chorus]
[E]Closer, [G#m] [Gm] [F#m]
Let me [B7]whisper in your [E]ear [G#m] [Gm] [F#m]
Say the [B7]words you long to [A]hear [B7]
I’m in love with [C#m]you [F#m]oh [B7]

[section 2]
[A]I’ve known the [F#m]secret for a [C#m]week or [Bm]two
[A]Nobody [F#m]knows, [C#m]just we [Bm]two [F#m] [B7]

[chorus]
[E]Listen, [G#m] [Gm] [F#m]
Do you [B7]want to know a [E]secret [G#m] [Gm] [F#m]
[F#m]Do you [B7]promise not to [E]tell, [G#m]
[Gm]whoa [F#m]oh, [F]oh

[chorus]
[E]Closer, [G#m] [Gm] [F#m]
Let me [B7]whisper in your [E]ear [G#m] [Gm] [F#m]
Say the [B7]words you long to [A]hear [B7]
I’m in love with [C#m]you [F#m]oh [B7]

[Closing]
[C#m] [F#m]Oh oh [B7]ooh oooh oooh [C#m] oh

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ArtistThe Beatles
AlbumPlease Please Me
GenresRock
Year1963
KeyE

How to play Do You Want To Know A Secret on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

The Beatles - Do You Want To Know A Secret on ukulele requires 12 chords and 18 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.

Do You Want To Know A Secret uses these transitions most often: F#m → B7 (17), E → G#m (15), and G#m → Gm (15). 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 - Am chord transition.

1. Em → Am chord transition

Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram

To move from Em to Am;

  1. While playing Em, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
Em to Am

2. Em → G chord transition

Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram

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

3. G → F chord transition

Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram

To move from G to F;

  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 E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
G to F

4. F → B7 chord transition

Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele B7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B7 chord diagram

To move from F to B7;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 3.
F to B7

5. B7 → E chord transition

To move from B7 to E;

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

6. E → G#m chord transition

To move from E to G#m;

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

7. G#m → Gm chord transition

To move from G#m to Gm;

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

8. Gm → F#m chord transition

To move from Gm to F#m;

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

9. F#m → B7 chord transition

To move from F#m to B7;

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

10. F#m → F chord transition

To move from F#m to F;

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

11. F → E chord transition

To move from F to E;

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

12. B7 → A chord transition

To move from B7 to A;

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

13. B7 → C#m chord transition

To move from B7 to C#m;

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

14. C#m → F#m chord transition

To move from C#m to F#m;

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

15. A → F#m chord transition

To move from A to F#m;

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

16. C#m → Bm chord transition

To move from C#m to Bm;

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

17. 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.

18. Bm → F#m chord transition

To move from Bm to F#m;

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

Do You Want To Know A Secret chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Do You Want To Know A Secret.

  • Do You Want To Know A Secret includes 109 chord transitions, 18 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Do You Want To Know A Secret contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Do You Want To Know A Secret connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F#m, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (22%), A (19%), and E (14%).
    • F#m → C#m: 4%
    • F#m → B7: 2%
    After B7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are Em (58%), E7 (10%), and C (8%).
    • B7 → E: 7%
    • B7 → A: 2%
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