Ed Sheeran - Empire State Of Mind Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele B chord diagram
[Opening]
Yeah, I’m out of [G]Brooklyn, now I’m down in Tribeca
[section 2]
Right next to De Niro but I’ll be hood forever
I’m the new [C]Sinatra and since I made it here
I can make it anywhere, yeah, they love me everywhere
I used to cop in [G]Harlem, hola my Dominicanos
[section 3]
Right there up on Broadway, brought me back to that McDonalds
Took it to my [C]stash spot, 560 State street
Catch me in the [D]kitchen like a Simmons whipping pastry
Cruising down [G]8th street
[section 4]
Off-white Lexus driving so slow but BK is from Texas
Me I’m out that [C]Bed-Stuy, home of that boy Biggie
Now I live on Billboard and I brought my boys with me
[section 5]
[D]Say what up [Em]to TyTy, still sipping mai tais
Sitting [D]courtside Knicks and Nets give me high fives
Homie I be [B]Spiked out, I can trip a referee
Tell by my attitude that I most definitely from
[chorus]
[C]New York
[D]Concrete jungle where dreams [Em]are made, oh
There’s nothing you [G]can’t do
Now you’re in [C]New York
[D]These streets will make you [Em]feel brand new
Big lights will [G]inspire you
Now you’re in [C]New York, New York, New York
[section 6]
[D]Catch me at [G]the X with OG at a Yankee game
Yeah, I made the Yankee hat more famous than a Yankee can
You should know I [C]bleed Blue, but I’m not a Crip, though
But I got a gang of people walking with my clique though
[D]Welcome to [G]the melting pot, corners where we selling rocks
[section 7]
Afrika Bambaataa stuff, home of the hip-hop
Yellow cab, [C]gypsy cab, dollar cab, holla back
For foreigners it ain’t fair, they act like they forgot how to add
8 [D]million [G]stories out there in the naked
City, it’s a pity half of y’all won’t make it
Me I gotta [C]plug Special Ed “I Got It Made”
If Jeezy’s paying LeBron, I’m paying Dwyane Wade
[section 8]
[D]3 [Em]dice Cee-lo, 3 card Marley
Labor Day [D]Parade, rest in peace Bob Marley
Statue of [B]Liberty, long live the World trade
Long live the king yo, I’m from the Empire of
[chorus]
[C]New York
[D]Concrete jungle where dreams [Em]are made, oh
There’s nothing you [G]can’t do
Now you’re in [C]New York
[D]These streets will make you [Em]feel brand new
Big lights will [G]inspire you
Now you’re in [C]New York, New York, New York
[section 9]
[C]Lights is blinding, the girls need blinders
So [D]they can step out of bounds quick
The side lines is [Em]lined with casualties
Who sip the life casually, then [G]gradually become worse
[section 10]
Don’t bite the apple, Eve
[C]Caught up in the in-crowd, now you’re in-style
And in the [D]winter gets cold en vogue with your skin out
The [Em]city of sin is a pity on a whim
Good [G]girls gone bad, the city’s filled with ’em
[C]Mommy took a bus trip and now she got her bust out
[D]Everybody ride her, just like a bus route
[Em]”Hail Mary” to the city, you’re a virgin
And [G]Jesus can’t save you, life starts when the church ends
[C]Brought up in school, graduated to the high life
[D]Ball players, rap stars, addicted to the limelight
[B]got you feeling like a champion
The city never sleeps, better slip you a Ambien
[chorus]
In [C]New York
[D]Concrete jungle where dreams [Em]are made, oh
There’s nothing you [G]can’t do
Now you’re in [C]New York
[D]These streets will make you [Em]feel brand new
Big lights will [G]inspire you
Now you’re in [C]New York, New York, New York
[section 11]
[C]One hand in the air for the big city
Street lights, big dreams all looking pretty
[D]No place in the world that can compare
[Em]Put your lighters in the air, everybody say [B]”yeah!”
[chorus]
[C]New York
[D]Concrete jungle where dreams [Em]are made, oh
There’s nothing you [G]can’t do
Now you’re in [C]New York
[D]These streets will make you [Em]feel brand new
Big lights will [G]inspire you
Now you’re in [C]New York, New York, [D]New York
[section 12]
[Em]New York
[D]Concrete jungle where dreams [C]are made, oh
[section 13]
There’s nothing you can’t do
Now you’re in [Em]New York
[D]These streets will make you [C]feel brand new
[Closing]
Big lights will inspire you
Now you’re in [C]New York [D]
Now you’re in [Em]New [G]York
Now you’re in [C]New York [D]
How to play Empire State Of Mind on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Ed Sheeran - Empire State Of Mind on ukulele requires 5 chords and 9 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.
Empire State Of Mind uses these transitions most often: C → D (22), G → C (18), and D → Em (16). 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 G - C chord transition.
1. G → C chord transition
To move from G to C;
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
2. C → D chord transition
To move from C to D;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
3. D → G chord transition
To move from D to G;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to fret 3.
4. D → Em chord transition
To move from D to Em;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 4.
5. D → B chord transition
To move from D to B;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 4.
6. B → C chord transition
To move from B to C;
- While playing B, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 3.
7. Em → G chord transition
To move from Em to G;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.
8. Em → B chord transition
To move from Em to B;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to C string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on G string fret 4.
9. C → Em chord transition
To move from C to Em;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 4.
- Place index finger on A string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 3.
Empire State Of Mind chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Empire State Of Mind.
- Empire State Of Mind includes 88 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Empire State Of Mind contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Empire State Of Mind connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → G: 35%
- C → D: 11%
After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).- D → G: 29%
- D → Em: 17%