Andy Williams - Killing Me Softly With Her Song Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele B chord diagram
Ukulele A chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele E chord diagram
[Opening]
[Am]I heard he [D]sang a good song [G]I heard he [C]had a style
[Am]And so I [D]came to see him and [Em]listen for a while
[Am]And there he [D]was this young boy [G]stranger [B]to my eyes
[section 2]
[Em]Strumming my pain with his [Am]fingers, [D]singing my life with his [G]words
[Em]Killing me softly with [A]his song, killing me [D]softly with his [C]song
Telling my [G]whole life with his [C]words, killing me [F]softly with his [E]song
[section 3]
[Am]I felt all [D]flushed with fever [G]Embarrassed [C]by the crowd
[Am]I felt he [D]found my letters and [Em]read each one out loud
[Am]I prayed that [D]he would finish [G]But he just [B]kept right on
[Closing]
[Am]He sang as [D]if he knew me [G]in all my [C]dark despair.
[Am]And then he [D]looked right through me as [Em]if I wasn’t there
[Am]But he was [D]there, this stranger, [G]singing [B]clear and loud
How to play Killing Me Softly With Her Song on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Andy Williams - Killing Me Softly With Her Song on ukulele requires 9 chords and 16 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.
Killing Me Softly With Her Song uses these transitions most often: Am → D (10), D → G (7), and Em → Am (4). 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 - D chord transition.
1. Am → D chord transition
To move from Am to D;
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
2. D → G chord transition
To move from D to G;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 2 to 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. 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.
5. 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.
6. Em → Am chord transition
To move from Em to Am;
- While playing Em, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
7. G → B chord transition
To move from G to B;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 4.
8. B → Em chord transition
To move from B to Em;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on C string fret 4.
9. G → Em chord transition
To move from G to Em;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 4.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. D → C chord transition
To move from D to C;
- While playing D, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
13. C → F chord transition
To move from C to F;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
14. F → E chord transition
To move from F to E;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 4.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
15. E → Am chord transition
To move from E to Am;
- While playing E, lift your index finger from G string fret 4.
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
16. B → Am chord transition
To move from B to Am;
- While playing B, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from C string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 2.
Killing Me Softly With Her Song chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Killing Me Softly With Her Song.
- Killing Me Softly With Her Song includes 44 chord transitions, 16 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.01% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Killing Me Softly With Her Song contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Killing Me Softly With Her Song 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 → Em: 17%
After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).- Am → D: 7%