Rihanna - Famous 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 G chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele Cm chord diagram
Ukulele Fm chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
[Opening]
[Am]Man I can understand how it [G]might be
Kinda hard [F]to love a girl like me
[Em] I don’t blame you much [F]for wanting to be free
I just wanted you to know
[section 2]
[Cm] [Fm]
For all my [Cm]Southside niggas that [Fm]know me best
I feel like [Cm]me and Taylor might [Fm]still have sex
Why? [Cm]I made that bitch [Fm]famous (God damn)
I made that bitch famous
For all the [Cm]girls that got dick from [Fm]Kanye West
If you [Cm]see ’em in the streets give ’em [Fm]Kanye’s bests
Why? They [Cm]mad they ain’t [Fm]famous (God damn)
They [Cm]mad they’re still [Fm]nameless (Talk that talk man)
Her [Cm]man in the store tryna [Fm]try his best
But he [Cm]just can’t seem to get [Fm]Kanye fresh
But we [Cm]still hood [Fm]famous (God damn)
Yeah we still hood famous
[chorus]
I just wanted you to [C]know
I loved you better [C]than your own kin [Am]did
From the very [G]start
I don’t blame you much [Am]for wanting to be free
[G] I just wanted you to know
[section 3]
[Cm] I be Puerto Rican [Fm]day parade floating
[Cm] That Benz Marina [Fm]Del Rey coasting
[Cm] She be Puerto Rican [Fm]day parade waving
[Cm] Last month I helped her [Fm]with the car payment
[Cm]Young and we [Fm]alive, whoo!
We [Cm]never gonna [Fm]die, whoo!
[Cm]I just copped a jet to fly [Fm]over personal debt
Put one up in the sky
The [Cm]sun is in my [Fm]eyes, whoo!
Woke [Cm]up and felt the [Fm]vibe, whoo!
No [Cm]matter how hard they [Fm]try, whoo!
We never gonna die
[section 4]
I just wanted you to [C]know
Bam bam, bam [C]bam
Bam bam dilla, bam [Am]bam
‘ey what a bam [G]bam (How you feeling right
now, let me see you ladies in the [Am]air)
Bam bam dilla, bam bam
Bam [G]bam eh
Bam bam, bam bam (Let me see
your middle finger in the [C]air)
Bam bam, bam [C]bam
Bam bam dilla, bam [Am]bam
(Let me see you act up in this mother fucker)
‘ey what a bam [G]bam
Bam bam dilla, bam [Am]bam
[Closing]
(How you feeling, how you feelin, how you
feeling in this mother fucker, god damn)
Bam [G]bam (One thing you can’t do it stop us [C]now)
Bam bam, bam [C]bam
Bam bam dilla, bam [Am]bam
(You can’t stop the thing now)
‘ey what a bam [G]bam
(Man it’s way too late, it’s way too late)
Bam bam dilla, bam [Am]bam
(it’s way too late, you can’t fuck with us)
Bam [G]bam, bam bam
[C]Bam bam, bam bam (To the [C]left, to the right)
Bam bam dilla, bam [Am]bam
(I wanna see everyone’s hands in the air like this)
‘ey what a bam [G]bam
Bam bam dilla, bam [Am]bam
Bam [G]bam, bam bam
[chorus]
I just wanted you to [C]know
I loved you better [C]than your own kin [Am]did
From the very [G]start
I don’t blame you much [Am]for wanting to be free
[G] I just wanted you to [C]know
How to play Famous on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Rihanna - Famous on ukulele requires 7 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.
Famous uses these transitions most often: Cm → Fm (21), Fm → Cm (19), and Am → G (13). 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 - G chord transition.
1. Am → G chord transition
To move from Am to G;
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 3.
2. G → F chord transition
To move from G to F;
- While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
3. F → Em chord transition
To move from F to Em;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Place ring finger on C string fret 4.
4. F → Cm chord transition
To move from F to Cm;
- While playing F, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 3.
5. Cm → Fm chord transition
To move from Cm to Fm;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 1.
- Place pinky on A string fret 3.
6. Fm → C chord transition
To move from Fm to C;
- While playing Fm, first lift your index finger, middle finger, and pinky.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
7. C → Am chord transition
To move from C to Am;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
8. G → Cm chord transition
To move from G to Cm;
- While playing G, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
- Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 3.
9. 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.
Famous chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Famous.
- Famous includes 77 chord transitions, 9 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Famous contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Famous connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Cm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (22%), F (11%), and Gm (9%).
- Cm → Fm: 8%
After Fm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (43%), Bb (5%), and Cm (5%).- Fm → C: 43%
- Fm → Cm: 5%