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Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning Ukulele Chords

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ChordsC, Am, Cmaj7, Dm, G7, Dm7, Em7, G, D7, B7, Em, A7, D#, F, Fm, C#maj7
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
  • Ukulele Cmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-2Ukulele Cmaj7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram
  • Ukulele G7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-1-2Ukulele G7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-3 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Dm7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-2Ukulele Em7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele D7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-3 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele D7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele B7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
  • Ukulele A7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-1-0-0Ukulele A7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele D# | E♭ chord diagram Fingering: 0-3-3-1Ukulele D# | E♭ chord diagram
  • Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
  • Ukulele Fm chord diagram Fingering: 1-0-1-3Ukulele Fm chord diagram
  • Ukulele C#maj7 | D♭maj7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-1-1-3 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele C#maj7 | D♭maj7 chord diagram

[Opening]
[C] [C] [Am] [C]
In the [Cmaj7]wee small [C]hours of the [Am]morning, [C]
While the [Cmaj7]whole wide [C]world is fast a[Dm]sleep [G7]
You [Dm7]lie a[G7]wake, and [Em7]think about the [G]girl,
And [D7]never ever [B7]think of counting [Em]sheep [G7]

[chorus]
When your [Cmaj7]lonely [C]heart has learned its [Am]lesson, [C]
You’d be [Cmaj7]hers, if [Em]only she would [A7]call [A7]
In the [Dm7]wee small [D#]hours of the [C]morn[Em]ing, [A7]
That’s the [Dm7]time you miss her [F]most of [C]all [G7]

[Closing]
In the [Cmaj7]wee small [C]hours of the [Am]morning, [C]
While the [Cmaj7]whole wide [C]world is fast a[Dm]sleep [G7]
You [Dm7]lie a[G7]wake, and [Em7]think about the [G]girl,
And [D7]never ever [B7]think of counting [Em]sheep [G7]

[chorus]
When your [Cmaj7]lonely [C]heart has learned its [Am]lesson, [C]
You’d be [Cmaj7]hers, if [Em]only she would [A7]call [A7]
In the [Dm7]wee small [D#]hours of the [C]morn[Em]ing, [A7]
That’s the [Dm7]time you miss her [F]most of [C]all

[outro]
[Cmaj7] [Fm] [C#maj7] [Cmaj7]

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ArtistFrank Sinatra
AlbumIn the Wee Small Hours of the Morning
GenresJazz, Pop
Year1955
KeyC

How to play In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Frank Sinatra - In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning on ukulele requires 16 chords and 24 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.

In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning uses these transitions most often: C → Cmaj7 (6), Cmaj7 → C (6), and Am → C (5). 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

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram

To move from C to Am;

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
C to Am

2. C → Cmaj7 chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele Cmaj7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-2Ukulele Cmaj7 chord diagram

To move from C to Cmaj7;

  1. While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
C to Cmaj7

3. C → Dm chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram

To move from C to Dm;

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
C to Dm

4. Dm → G7 chord transition

Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram
Ukulele G7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-1-2Ukulele G7 chord diagram

To move from Dm to G7;

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
Dm to G7

5. G7 → Dm7 chord transition

To move from G7 to Dm7;

  1. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  2. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 3.

6. G7 → Em7 chord transition

To move from G7 to Em7;

  1. While playing G7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.

7. Em7 → G chord transition

To move from Em7 to G;

  1. Keep index finger on C string fret 2.
  2. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

8. G → D7 chord transition

To move from G to D7;

  1. While playing G, lift your middle finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to A string fret 3.

9. D7 → B7 chord transition

To move from D7 to B7;

  1. While playing D7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on C string fret 3.

10. B7 → Em chord transition

To move from B7 to Em;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 4.

11. Em → G7 chord transition

To move from Em to G7;

  1. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to C string fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 4 and place it on A string fret 2.

12. G7 → Cmaj7 chord transition

To move from G7 to Cmaj7;

  1. While playing G7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.

13. Cmaj7 → Em chord transition

To move from Cmaj7 to Em;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 3.
  2. Place index finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on C string fret 4.

14. Em → A7 chord transition

To move from Em to A7;

  1. While playing Em, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 1.

15. A7 → Dm7 chord transition

To move from A7 to Dm7;

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

16. Dm7 → D# chord transition

To move from Dm7 to D#;

  1. While playing Dm7, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
  3. Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to C string fret 3.
  4. Place pinky on E string fret 3.

17. D# → C chord transition

To move from D# to C;

  1. While playing D#, first lift your index finger and pinky.
  2. Lift your ring finger from C string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.

18. C → Em chord transition

To move from C to Em;

  1. Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 4.
  2. Place index finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on E string fret 3.

19. Dm7 → F chord transition

To move from Dm7 to F;

  1. While playing Dm7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

20. F → C chord transition

To move from F to C;

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

21. C → G7 chord transition

To move from C to G7;

  1. Slide your ring finger on A string from fret 3 to fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Place middle finger on C string fret 2.

22. Cmaj7 → Fm chord transition

To move from Cmaj7 to Fm;

  1. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 1.
  3. Place pinky on A string fret 3.

23. Fm → C#maj7 chord transition

To move from Fm to C#maj7;

  1. While playing Fm, first lift your middle finger and pinky.
  2. Keep index finger on G string fret 1.
  3. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

24. C#maj7 → Cmaj7 chord transition

To move from C#maj7 to Cmaj7;

  1. While playing C#maj7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning.

  • In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning includes 69 chord transitions, 24 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning 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 → Em: 8%
    After Cmaj7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (38%), C7 (14%), and F (13%).
    • Cmaj7 → C: 38%
    • Cmaj7 → Em: 1%
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