Richard Clapton - Girls On The Avenue Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele Em7 chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele Cmaj7 chord diagram
Ukulele Dm chord diagram
Ukulele Dm7 chord diagram
Ukulele Am7 chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram
[Opening]
[C] [Am] [C] [Am]
[C]Girls on the [Am]avenue [C]they’re trying to [Am]get you in
[F]Strolling by [Em7]with their rosebud [Am]smiles [Am]
[C]They’re all dressed [Am]up to kill [C]lean on the [Am]windowsill
[F]Looking your [Em7]way with eyes of [Am]fire [Am]
[F]But don’t you [G]slip [F]don’t you [G]slip in [F]love with the
[C]Girls on the [Em7]ave[Am]nue
[section 2]
[Cmaj7]Friday [Cmaj7]night [Cmaj7]see the
[Cmaj7]Girls on the [Dm]a[F]venue
[Dm]like a [F]child at [Cmaj7]big store [Em7]windows
[Am]you feel con[C]fused,
so [F]many [C]girls on the [Dm7]a[G]venue
[section 3]
[C] [Am]
[C]Girls on the a[Am]venue [C]know how to [Am]get you in
[F]Casting out [Em7]sighs like tricks from a [Am]hat [Am]
[C]All the [Am]Miss Lonely Hearts [C]ooh they look [Am]awful hard
[F]Then sometimes they [Em7]seem as fragile as [Am]glass [Am]
[F]But don’t you [G]slip [F]don’t you [G]slip in [C]love with the
[C]Girls on the [Em7]aven[Am]ue [Am]
[section 4]
[Cmaj7]Friday [Cmaj7]night [Cmaj7]see the [Cmaj7]girls on the [Dm]ave[F]nue
[Dm]like a [F]child at [Cmaj7]big store [Em7]windows
[Am]you feel con[C]fused so [F]many [C]girls on the [Dm7]ave[G]nue
[section 5]
[Am7] [Am7] [Em] [Em]
[Am7]Aha [Am7]ahuhaahuha [Em]aah [Em]
[Am7]Aha [Am7]ahuhaahuha [Em]aah [Em]
[Closing]
[F]Don’t you [G]slip [F]don’t you [G]slip in [F]love with the
[C]Girls on the [Em7]ave[Am]nue
How to play Girls On The Avenue on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Richard Clapton - Girls On The Avenue on ukulele requires 10 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.
Girls On The Avenue uses these transitions most often: Am → C (11), C → Am (11), and Em7 → Am (9). 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 C - Am chord transition.
1. 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.
2. Am → F chord transition
To move from Am to F;
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
3. F → Em7 chord transition
To move from F to Em7;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
4. Em7 → Am chord transition
To move from Em7 to Am;
- While playing Em7, lift your index finger from C string fret 2.
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
5. F → G chord transition
To move from F to G;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 3.
6. 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.
7. C → Em7 chord transition
To move from C to Em7;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
8. Am → Cmaj7 chord transition
To move from Am to Cmaj7;
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
9. Cmaj7 → Dm chord transition
To move from Cmaj7 to Dm;
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place ring finger on C string fret 2.
10. Dm → F chord transition
To move from Dm to F;
- While playing Dm, lift your ring finger from C string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
11. F → Cmaj7 chord transition
To move from F to Cmaj7;
- While playing F, lift your index finger from E string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
12. Cmaj7 → Em7 chord transition
To move from Cmaj7 to Em7;
- Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
13. C → Dm7 chord transition
To move from C to Dm7;
- Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
14. Dm7 → G chord transition
To move from Dm7 to G;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
15. 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.
16. G → Am7 chord transition
To move from G to Am7;
- While playing G, first lift your index finger, middle finger, and ring finger.
17. Am7 → Em chord transition
To move from Am7 to Em;
- Place index finger on A string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 3.
- Place ring finger on C string fret 4.
18. Em → F chord transition
To move from Em to F;
- While playing Em, lift your ring finger from C string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
Girls On The Avenue chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Girls On The Avenue.
- Girls On The Avenue includes 88 chord transitions, 18 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Girls On The Avenue contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Girls On The Avenue connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
- Am → F: 26%
- Am → C: 16%
After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).- C → F: 16%
- C → Am: 10%