How to Play Empty Cups on Ukulele?

Charlie Puth - Empty Cups can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, G, F, Dm, Ab chords. For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open. For Am, To play Am, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, leave C, E, A open. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open. For F, To play F, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave C, A open. For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave A open. For Ab, To play G# | Ab, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the E string with finger 4, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, leave C open. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Empty Cups with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Charlie Puth - Empty Cups Ukulele Chords

Chord reference C, Am, G, F, Dm, Ab

Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Oh, the way that you [C]dance on me makes me not wanna [Am]leave[G] You wanna [C]go upstairs but you don’t wanna [Am]sleep[G] Oh, [C]right now we’re in a rhythm, your [Am]boyfriend’s no [G]competition Turn off your [C]phone and blame it on your [Am]battery, [G]hey

[F]Oh-[G]oh[Am]-oh-[G]oh, [C]we’re getting real, real [F]close [F]Oh-[G]oh[Am]-oh-[G]oh, [C]can’t let this moment [F]go

Hands [F]on your body [G]like there’s no one at the party Just [C]me and you [F]and these empty [C]cups [F]If you want it [G]like I want it, let me take you to [C]another room [F]So it’s only [C]us, [F]turn that [G]television up [Am]so nobody [C]can listen Hands [F]on your body [G]like there’s no one at the party Just [C]me and you [F]and these empty [C]cups

Oh, girl, do you [C]think they’ll notice if we slip [Am]away?[G] Maybe [C]tomorrow they’ll all have something to [Am]say[G] Oh, [C]right now we’re in a rhythm, we [Am]don’t need no one’s [G]permission End of the [C]night don’t mean we gotta [Am]sepa[G]rate, woah

[F]Oh-[G]oh[Am]-oh-[G]oh, [C]we’re getting real, real [F]close [F]Oh-[G]oh[Am]-oh-[G]oh, [C]can’t let this moment [F]go

[F] [G] [C]All of [F]these empty [C]cups [Dm]Oh-oh-oh-oh, [Am]we’re getting real, real [G]close [Dm]Oh-oh-oh-oh, [Am]can’t let this moment [G]go [Ab](oh-oh [F]oh-oh-oh)

Artist Charlie Puth

Album Voicenotes

Genres Pop

Year 2018

Key C

Charlie Puth - Empty Cups can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, G, F, Dm, Ab chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, leave C, E, A open.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
For F, To play F, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave C, A open.
For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave A open.
For Ab, To play G# | Ab, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the E string with finger 4, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, leave C open.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Empty Cups with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.