Les Miserables - Empty Chairs At Empty Tables 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 C chord diagram
Ukulele Dm chord diagram
Ukulele E7 chord diagram
Ukulele C7 chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele F7 chord diagram
Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele A chord diagram
Ukulele Gm chord diagram
Ukulele G7 chord diagram
Ukulele C#m | D♭m chord diagram
Ukulele F#m | G♭m chord diagram
Ukulele G# | A♭ chord diagram
Ukulele C#m7 | D♭m7 chord diagram
[Opening]
[Am]There’s a grief that can’t be spoken.
There’s a pain goes on and [C]on.
Empty chairs at empty [Dm]tables
Now my [E7]friends are dead and [Am]gone.
[section 2]
[Am]Here they talked of revolution.
Here it was they lit the [C]flame.
Here they sang about ‘to[Dm]morrow’
And to[E7]morrow never [Am]came.
[section 3]
From the [C]table [C7]in the [F]corner
They could [C]see a [F7]world re[Bb]born
And they [G]rose with voices [C]ringing
I can [Bb]hear them [A]now!
[section 4]
The very [Dm]words that [C]they had [Bb]sung
Be[Gm]came their last co[G7]mmunion
[F]On the lonely barri[C]cade at [Am]dawn.
[section 5]
[Am]Oh my friends, my friends forgive me
That I live and you are [C]gone.
There’s a grief that can’t be [Dm]spoken.
There’s a [E7]pain goes on and [C#m]on.
[section 6]
[C#m]Phantom faces at the window.
Phantom shadows on the [E7]floor.
Empty chairs at empty [F#m]tables
Where my [G#]friends will meet no [C#m]more.
[Closing]
[C#m]Oh my friends, my friends, don’t ask me
What your sacrifice was [E7]for
Empty chairs at empty [F#m]tables
Where my [G#]friends will sing no [C#m]more.
[outro]
[C#m7] [C#m] [C#m]
How to play Empty Chairs At Empty Tables on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Les Miserables - Empty Chairs At Empty Tables on ukulele requires 16 chords and 22 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.
Empty Chairs At Empty Tables uses these transitions most often: Am → C (4), C → Dm (3), and Dm → E7 (3). 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 - C chord transition.
1. Am → C chord transition
To move from Am to C;
- While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
2. C → Dm chord transition
To move from C to Dm;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
3. Dm → E7 chord transition
To move from Dm to E7;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
4. E7 → Am chord transition
To move from E7 to Am;
- While playing E7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
5. C → C7 chord transition
To move from C to C7;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on A string fret 1.
6. C7 → F chord transition
To move from C7 to F;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
7. 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.
8. C → F7 chord transition
To move from C to F7;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Place pinky on A string fret 3.
9. F7 → Bb chord transition
To move from F7 to Bb;
- While playing F7, lift your pinky from A string fret 3.
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from C string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
10. Bb → G chord transition
To move from Bb to G;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
11. 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.
12. C → Bb chord transition
To move from C to Bb;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
13. Bb → A chord transition
To move from Bb to A;
- While playing Bb, lift your ring finger from G string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
14. A → Dm chord transition
To move from A to Dm;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on C string fret 2.
15. Bb → Gm chord transition
To move from Bb to Gm;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
16. Gm → G7 chord transition
To move from Gm to G7;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 2.
17. G7 → F chord transition
To move from G7 to F;
- While playing G7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
18. E7 → C#m chord transition
To move from E7 to C#m;
- Keep index finger on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 4.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 4.
- Place pinky on A string fret 4.
19. E7 → F#m chord transition
To move from E7 to F#m;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
20. F#m → G# chord transition
To move from F#m to G#;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Place pinky on E string fret 4.
21. G# → C#m chord transition
To move from G# to C#m;
- Keep index finger on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger on C string from fret 3 to fret 4.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 4.
- Lift your pinky from E string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 4.
22. C#m → C#m7 chord transition
To move from C#m to C#m7;
- While playing C#m, first lift your middle finger, ring finger, and pinky.
- Slide your index finger on G string from fret 1 to fret 4.
Empty Chairs At Empty Tables chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Empty Chairs At Empty Tables.
- Empty Chairs At Empty Tables includes 40 chord transitions, 22 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Empty Chairs At Empty Tables contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Empty Chairs At Empty Tables 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 → Am: 10%
- C → Dm: 5%
After C#m, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are A (27%), B (21%), and F#m (11%).- C#m → E7: 1%
- C#m → C#m7: 0%