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Charlie Puth - LA Girls Ukulele Chords

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ChordsEm, Am, B, Gm, Cm, Bm, E, Fm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

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

  • Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
  • Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
  • Ukulele B chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B chord diagram
  • Ukulele Gm chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-1Ukulele Gm chord diagram
  • Ukulele Cm chord diagram Fingering: 0-3-3-3 Barre at fret 3.Ukulele Cm chord diagram
  • Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram
  • Ukulele E chord diagram Fingering: 4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 4.Ukulele E chord diagram
  • Ukulele Fm chord diagram Fingering: 1-0-1-3Ukulele Fm chord diagram

[Opening]
[Em] [Am] [B] [Em] [Am] [B]
[Em]Told you I’m [Am]moving on to [B]bigger and [Em]better things
Guess you never [Am]know, what good you [B]got until [Em]it’s gone
Thought I could [Am]find somebody [B]new who could [Em]take your place
The list goes [Am]on, and on, and [B]on

[chorus]
There was [Am]Nikki, [Am]Nicole, [Gm]Tiffany, [Cm]and Heather
But there’s [Am]only room for [B]you in [Em]my [Bm]world [E]
But you s[Am]ay that I [Am]changed like [Gm]the East coast [Cm]weather
How the [Fm]hell did I get caught up, [Am]messing with these [B]LA girls?

[chorus]
[Em]I miss my baby, [Am]I missing my [B]baby (LA girls)
[Em]I miss my baby, [Am]messing with these [B]LA girls

[section 2]
[Em]I miss [Am]the days we take the [B]greyhound to NYC (NYC)
Wish I could have seen that it was perfect how it [Em]was
Listen, I don’t want [Am]this to be the [B]way you [Em]remember me
‘Cause I know I was [Am]wrong, [B]wrong

[chorus]
There was [Am]Nikki, [Am]Nicole, [Gm]Tiffany, [Cm]and Heather
But there’s [Am]only room for [B]you in [Em]my [Bm]world [E]
But you s[Am]ay that I [Am]changed like [Gm]the East coast [Cm]weather
How the [Fm]hell did I get caught up, [Am]messing with these [B]LA girls?

[section 3]
[Em]I miss my baby (my baby), [Am]I missing my [B]baby (LA girls)
[Em]I miss my baby, [Am]messing with these [B]LA girls
[Em]I miss my baby (baby), [Am]I missing my [B]baby (LA girls)
[Em]I miss my baby, here we go [Am]messing with these [B]LA girls

[Closing]
1, 2, 3, talk to me like-ooh,o oh, yeah, ooh, oh oh
Quit messing with me, baby, ooh, yeah, ooh, oh oh

[chorus]
There was [Am]Nikki, [Am]Nicole, [Gm]Tiffany, [Cm]and Heather
But there’s [Am]only room for [B]you in [Em]my [Bm]world [E]
But you s[Am]ay that I [Am]changed like [Gm]the East coast [Cm]weather
How the [Fm]hell did I get caught up, [Am]messing with these [B]LA girls?

[chorus]
[Em]I miss my baby (my baby), [Am]I missing my [B]baby (LA girls)
[Em]I miss my baby, [Am]messing with these [B]LA girls
[Em]I miss my baby (baby), [Am]I missing my [B]baby (LA girls)
[Em]I miss my baby, [Am]messing with these [B]LA girls

[chorus]
[Em]I miss my baby (my baby), [Am]I missing my [B]baby (LA girls)
[Em]I miss my baby, [Am]messing with these [B]LA girls
[Em]I miss my baby (baby), [Am]I missing my [B]baby (LA girls)
[Em]I miss my baby, messing with these LA girls

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ArtistCharlie Puth
AlbumVoicenotes
GenresPop
Year2018
KeyEm

How to play LA Girls on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Charlie Puth - LA Girls on ukulele requires 8 chords and 11 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.

LA Girls uses these transitions most often: Am → B (28), B → Em (25), and Em → Am (22). 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 Em - Am chord transition.

1. Em → Am chord transition

Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram

To move from Em to Am;

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

2. Am → B chord transition

Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele B chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B chord diagram

To move from Am to B;

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

3. B → Em chord transition

Ukulele B chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B chord diagram
Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram

To move from B to Em;

  1. Lift your index finger from E 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. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on C string fret 4.
B to Em

4. Am → Gm chord transition

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

To move from Am to Gm;

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

5. Gm → Cm chord transition

To move from Gm to Cm;

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

6. Cm → Am chord transition

To move from Cm to Am;

  1. While playing Cm, lift your index finger from C string fret 3.
  2. Place middle finger on G string fret 2.

7. Em → Bm chord transition

To move from Em to Bm;

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

8. 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.

9. E → Am chord transition

To move from E to Am;

  1. While playing E, lift your index finger from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

10. Cm → Fm chord transition

To move from Cm to Fm;

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

11. Fm → Am chord transition

To move from Fm to Am;

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

LA Girls chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in LA Girls.

  • LA Girls includes 108 chord transitions, 11 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • LA Girls contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how LA Girls connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → B: 1%
    • Am → Gm: 1%
    After B, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are E (21%), Em (16%), and A (16%).
    • B → Em: 16%
    • B → Am: 1%
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