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Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are Ukulele Chords

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ChordsD, Bm, Em7, G, Gm, Am, D7, E, E7, A7, A, F#m, B7, C7, Am7, C, Bb
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
  • Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm 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 Gm chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-1Ukulele Gm chord diagram
  • Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
  • Ukulele D7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-3 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele D7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele E chord diagram Fingering: 4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 4.Ukulele E chord diagram
  • Ukulele E7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-2-0-2Ukulele E7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele A7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-1-0-0Ukulele A7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram
  • Ukulele F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-2-0Ukulele F#m | G♭m chord diagram
  • Ukulele B7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele C7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-1Ukulele C7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Am7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-0Ukulele Am7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-2-1-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram

[Opening]
[D]Don’t go [Bm]changing [Em7]to try to [Bm]please me.
[G]You never [Gm]let me down be[D]fore.
[Am]mmmm[D7]mmmm, [G]
I don’t im[Gm]agine, [D]you’re too [Bm]familiar
[E]And I don’t [E7]see you any[A7]more

[section 2]
[D]I would not [Bm]leave you, [Em7]in times of trou[Bm]ble
[G]We never [Gm]could have come this [D]far
[Am]mmmm[D7]mmmmm, [G]
I took the [Gm]good times, [D]I’ll take the [Bm]bad times
[Em7]I’ll take you [A7]just the way you are

[section 3]
[D]Don’t go [Bm]trying [Em7], some new [Bm]fashion
[G]Don’t change the [Gm]color of your [D]hair
[Am]mmmm[D7]mmmmm, [G]
You always [Gm]have my, [D]unspoken pass[Bm]ion
[E]Although I [E7]might not seem to [A7]care

[section 4]
[D]I don’t want [Bm]clever [Em7]conver[Bm]sation
[G]I never [Gm]want to work that [D]hard
[Am]mmmmm[D7]mmmm, [G]
I just want [Gm]someone [D]that I can [Bm]talk to
[Em7]I want you [A7]just the way you [D]are

[section 5]
[G]I need to [A]know that you will [F#m]always [B7]be
[Em7]The same old [A7]someone that I [D]knew [D7]
[Gm]What will it [C7]take till you be[Am7]lieve in [D7]me
[Gm]The way that [C]I believe in [A7]you

[section 6]
[D]I said I [Bm]love you [Em7]and that’s for[Bm]ever
[G]And this I [Gm]promise from the [D]heart
[Am]mmmm[D7]mmmm, [G]
I couldn’t [Gm]love you [D]any [Bm]better
[Em7]I love you [A7]just the way you [D]are

[Closing]
[D]I don’t want [Bm]clever [Em7]conver[Bm]sation
[G]I never [Gm]want to work that [D]hard
[Am]mmmmm[D7]mmmm, [G]
I just want [Gm]someone [D]that I can [Bm]talk to
[Em7]I want you [A7]just the way you
[Bb]aaarr[C]rrre [Am]aarrre [D7]ohhhhh [Gm]oh [C][D]

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ArtistBilly Joel
AlbumThe Stranger
GenresPop
Year1977
KeyD

How to play Just The Way You Are on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are on ukulele requires 17 chords and 29 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.

Just The Way You Are uses these transitions most often: D → Bm (12), G → Gm (12), and Gm → D (12). 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 D - Bm chord transition.

1. D → Bm chord transition

Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram

To move from D to Bm;

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

2. Bm → Em7 chord transition

Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram
Ukulele Em7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-0-2Ukulele Em7 chord diagram

To move from Bm to Em7;

  1. While playing Bm, lift your ring finger from G string fret 4.
  2. Keep index finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
Bm to Em7

3. Bm → G chord transition

Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram

To move from Bm to G;

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

4. G → Gm chord transition

Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele Gm chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-1Ukulele Gm chord diagram

To move from G to Gm;

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

5. Gm → D chord transition

To move from Gm to D;

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

6. 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.

7. Am → D7 chord transition

To move from Am to D7;

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

8. 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.

9. Bm → E chord transition

To move from Bm to E;

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

10. E → E7 chord transition

To move from E to E7;

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

11. E7 → A7 chord transition

To move from E7 to A7;

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

12. A7 → D chord transition

To move from A7 to D;

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

13. Em7 → A7 chord transition

To move from Em7 to A7;

  1. While playing Em7, lift your middle finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.

14. 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.

15. G → A chord transition

To move from G to A;

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

16. A → F#m chord transition

To move from A to F#m;

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

17. F#m → B7 chord transition

To move from F#m to B7;

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

18. B7 → Em7 chord transition

To move from B7 to Em7;

  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 3 to A string fret 2.

19. 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.

20. D7 → Gm chord transition

To move from D7 to Gm;

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

21. Gm → C7 chord transition

To move from Gm to C7;

  1. While playing Gm, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
  2. Keep index finger on A string fret 1.

22. C7 → Am7 chord transition

To move from C7 to Am7;

  1. While playing C7, lift your index finger from A string fret 1.

23. Am7 → D7 chord transition

To move from Am7 to D7;

  1. Place index finger on G string fret 2.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

24. Gm → C chord transition

To move from Gm to C;

  1. While playing Gm, 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.

25. C → A7 chord transition

To move from C to A7;

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

26. A7 → Bb chord transition

To move from A7 to Bb;

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

27. Bb → C chord transition

To move from Bb to C;

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

28. C → Am chord transition

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.

29. C → D chord transition

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.

Just The Way You Are chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Just The Way You Are.

  • Just The Way You Are includes 114 chord transitions, 29 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Just The Way You Are contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Just The Way You Are connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → Bm: 5%
    After Bm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (25%), A (19%), and Em (13%).
    • Bm → G: 25%
    • Bm → E: 4%
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