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Madness - It Must Be Love Ukulele Chords

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ChordsAm, Am7, G, C, D, Em, A7, Dm, E7, D7, Bm7, Gsus4
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
  • Ukulele Am7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-0Ukulele Am7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D 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 Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram
  • Ukulele E7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-2-0-2Ukulele E7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele D7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-3 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele D7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Bm7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Gsus4 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-3Ukulele Gsus4 chord diagram

[Opening]
[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am7]
[Am]I never [Am7]thought I’d miss you
[Am]half as [Am7]much as I [G]do [C] [G] [C] [D]
[Am]And I never [Am7]thought I’d feel this [Am]way,
the way I [Am7]feel about [G]you [C] [G] [C] [D]

[section 2]
[Em]As soon as I [A7]wake up
[Dm]every night [E7]every day
[Am]I know that it’s [C]you I need
to [D]take the blues away [D7]

[chorus]
[G]It must be [Bm7]love, love, [C]love [D]
[G]It must be [Bm7]love, love, [C]love [D]
[Am]nothing more, [Bm7]nothing less, [C]love is the best

[section 3]
[Am]How can it [Am7]be that we can [Am]say so [Am7]mucH
Without [G]words [Gsus4] [G]
[Am]Bless you and [Am7]bless me [Am]Bless the [Am7]bees
And the [G]birds [Gsus4] [G]
[Em]I’ve got to be [A7]near you [Dm]every night [E7]every day
[Am]I couldn’t be [C]happy [D]Any other way [D7]

[chorus]
[G]It must be [Bm7]love, love, [C]love [D]
[G]It must be [Bm7]love, love, [C]love [D]
[Am]nothing more, [Bm7]nothing less, [C]love is the best

[interlude]
[Am] [Am7] [Am] [Am7] [G] [Gsus4] [G] [Gsus4]

[section 4]
[Em]As soon as I [A7]wake up [Dm]every night [E7]every day
[Am]I know that it’s [C]you I need to [D]take the blues away [D7]
[G]It must be [Bm7]love, love, [C]love [D]
[G]It must be [Bm7]love, love, [C]love

[interlude]
[C] [D] [Em]

[Closing]
[G]It must be [Bm7]love, love, [C]love [D]
[G]It must be [Bm7]love, love, [C]love [D]
[G]It must be [Bm7]love, love, [C]love [D]

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ArtistMadness
Album7
GenresPop
Year1981
KeyAm

How to play It Must Be Love Ukulele Chords on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Madness - It Must Be Love on ukulele requires 12 chords and 21 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.

It Must Be Love Ukulele Chords uses these transitions most often: C → D (14), Am → Am7 (12), and Bm7 → C (11). 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 - Am7 chord transition.

2. Am7 → G chord transition

Ukulele Am7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-0Ukulele Am7 chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram

To move from Am7 to G;

  1. Place index finger on C string fret 2.
  2. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.
Am7 to G

3. G → C chord transition

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

To move from G to C;

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

4. C → D chord transition

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

To move from C to D;

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

5. D → Am chord transition

To move from D to Am;

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

6. D → Em chord transition

To move from D 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 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 4.

7. 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.

8. A7 → Dm chord transition

To move from A7 to Dm;

  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 C string fret 2.

9. Dm → E7 chord transition

To move from Dm to E7;

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

10. E7 → Am chord transition

To move from E7 to Am;

  1. While playing E7, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

11. Am → C chord transition

To move from Am to C;

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

12. D → D7 chord transition

To move from D to D7;

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

13. D7 → G chord transition

To move from D7 to G;

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

14. G → Bm7 chord transition

To move from G to Bm7;

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

15. Bm7 → C chord transition

To move from Bm7 to C;

  1. While playing Bm7, lift your index finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

16. D → G chord transition

To move from D to G;

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

17. Am → Bm7 chord transition

To move from Am to Bm7;

  1. While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Place index finger on G string fret 2.

18. G → Gsus4 chord transition

To move from G to Gsus4;

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

19. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am;

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

20. G → Em chord transition

To move from G to Em;

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

21. Gsus4 → Em chord transition

To move from Gsus4 to Em;

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

It Must Be Love Ukulele Chords chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in It Must Be Love Ukulele Chords.

  • It Must Be Love Ukulele Chords includes 110 chord transitions, 21 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • It Must Be Love Ukulele Chords contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how It Must Be Love Ukulele Chords connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → Am: 13%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → G: 35%
    • C → D: 11%
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