Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You 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 Dm chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele D#m | E♭m chord diagram
Ukulele G# | A♭ chord diagram
Ukulele C# | D♭ chord diagram
Ukulele A#m | B♭m chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele A chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele Bm chord diagram
Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
[Opening]
[C]
No New Year’s [C]day, to celebrate,
No [C]chocolate covered candy hearts to give [Dm]away.
[Dm]No first of spring, no song to sing,
[Dm]In fact here’s just another [G]ordinary [C]day.
[section 2]
No April [C]rain, no flowers bloom,
No [C]wedding Saturday within the month of [Dm]June.
[Dm]But what it is, is something true,
[Dm]Made up of these three words that [G]I must say to [C]you.
[chorus]
I just [Dm]called to [G]say I [C]love you,
I just [Dm]called to [G]say how much I [Am]care.
I just [Dm]called to [G]say I [Am]love you,
And I [Dm]mean it from the [G]bottom of my [C]heart.
[section 3]
No summer’s [C]high, no warm July,
No [C]harvest moon to light one tender August [Dm]night.
[Dm]No autumn breeze, no falling leaves,
[Dm]Not even time for birds to [G]fly to southern [C]skies.
[section 4]
No Libra [C]Sun, no Halloween,
No [C]giving thanks to all the Christmas joy you [Dm]bring.
[Dm]But what it is, though old, so new.
[Dm]To fill your heart like no three [G]words could ever [C]do.
[chorus]
I just [D#m]called to [G#]say I [C#]love you.
I just [D#m]called to [G#]say how much I [A#m]care, I do.
I just [D#m]called to [G#]say I [A#m]love you.
And I [D#m]mean it from the [G#]bottom of my [C#]heart.
[chorus]
I just [Em]called to [A]say I [D]love you.
I just [Em]called to [A]say how much I [Bm]care.
I just [Em]called to [A]say I [Bm]love you.
And I [Em]mean it from the [A]bottom of my [D]heart.
[Closing]
[A#]Of my [C]heart, of my [D]heart.
How to play I Just Called To Say I Love You on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You on ukulele requires 13 chords and 20 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.
I Just Called To Say I Love You uses these transitions most often: Dm → G (8), C → Dm (6), and G → C (6). 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 - Dm chord transition.
1. 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.
2. Dm → G chord transition
To move from Dm 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 C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
3. 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.
4. G → Am chord transition
To move from G to Am;
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
5. Am → Dm chord transition
To move from Am to Dm;
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place ring finger on C string fret 2.
6. C → D#m chord transition
To move from C to D#m;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
- Place index finger on A string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 2.
- Place pinky on C string fret 3.
7. D#m → G# chord transition
To move from D#m to G#;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 2 to C string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
- Slide your pinky from C string fret 3 to E string fret 4.
8. G# → C# chord transition
To move from G# to C#;
- While playing G#, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
- Keep index finger on G string fret 1.
- Lift your pinky from E string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 4.
9. C# → D#m chord transition
To move from C# to D#m;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Slide your pinky from A string fret 4 to C string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on G string fret 3.
10. G# → A#m chord transition
To move from G# to A#m;
- While playing G#, first lift your middle finger and pinky.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
11. A#m → D#m chord transition
To move from A#m to D#m;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Keep ring finger on G string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 2.
- Place pinky on C string fret 3.
12. C# → Em chord transition
To move from C# to Em;
- While playing C#, lift your pinky from A string fret 4.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 3.
- Place ring finger on C string fret 4.
13. Em → A chord transition
To move from Em to A;
- 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 C string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 2.
14. A → D chord transition
To move from A to D;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
15. 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.
16. A → Bm chord transition
To move from A to Bm;
- While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Place ring finger on G string fret 4.
17. Bm → Em chord transition
To move from Bm to Em;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 4 to C string fret 4.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 3.
18. D → A# chord transition
To move from D to A#;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 3.
19. A# → C chord transition
To move from A# to C;
- While playing A#, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
20. 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.
I Just Called To Say I Love You chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in I Just Called To Say I Love You.
- I Just Called To Say I Love You includes 51 chord transitions, 20 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- I Just Called To Say I Love You contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how I Just Called To Say I Love You 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 → D: 11%
- C → Dm: 5%
After Dm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (18%), G (16%), and Am (14%).- Dm → G: 16%