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Harvey Andrews - Margarita Ukulele Chords

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ChordsC, G, Am, F, E, Fm, Dm7, Dm, D, E7
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 G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
  • Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F 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
  • Ukulele Dm7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-3 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Dm7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram
  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
  • Ukulele E7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-2-0-2Ukulele E7 chord diagram

[Opening]
They’re playing our [C]song,[G]Marga[Am]rita
Dance it this [F]last time with [G]me.
It won’t be [C]long,[G]Marga[Am]rita
Soon I’ll [F]be over[G]seas.

[section 2]
Let me [C]know that you’ll [E]care
When I’ve [F]gone [C]over [Fm]there.
They’re playing our [C]song, Marga[G]rita.
Dance it this [F]last [Dm7]time with [C]me.

[section 3]
[G]Kiss me a[C]gain,[G]Marga[Am]rita.
Give me a [F]memory of [G]you.
They say in [C]France, [G]Margar[Am]ita,
One more [F]push, we’ll be [G]through.

[section 4]
Yes, I’ll [C]write, but where [E]from?
All they’ll [F]say [C]is ‘The [Fm]Somme’.
Kiss me a[C]gain, Marga[G]rita.
Give me a [F]memory [Dm]of [C]you.

[chorus]
It’s a new [Am]world, Marga[Dm]rita,
That we’ll [G]build when it’s [C]through.
In that new [Am]world, Marga[Dm]rita,
We’ll be [D]wed, me and [G]you.

[section 5]
My old great [C]aunt [G]Marga[Am]rita,
She’d been [F]blind thirty [G]years,
Would tell me of [C]young [G]Marga[Am]rita
Of her [F]man and her [G]tears.

[section 6]
She would [C]say ‘He was [E7]tall,
There’s his [F]picture [C]on the [Fm]wall.’
My old great [C]aunt Marga[G]rita,
She’d been [F]blind [Dm7]thirty [C]years.

[section 7]
[G]And she would [C]ask,[G]‘Is he [Am]smiling?’
I would [F]stare at the [G]frame,
But the [C]sun [G]was there [Am]shining
Through her [F]window a[G]gain.

[Closing]
Where that [C]sun always [E7]shone
He had [F]faded [C]and [Fm]gone.
But she would [C]ask ‘Is he [G]smiling?’
I would [F]say ‘[Dm7]He’s the [C]same’.

[chorus]
It’s a new [Am]world, Margar[Dm]ita,
That we’ll [G]build when it’s [C]through.
In that new [Am]world, Marga[Dm]rita,
We’ll be [D]wed, me and [G]you.

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ArtistHarvey Andrews
AlbumMargarita
GenresFolk
Year1980
KeyC

How to play Margarita on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Harvey Andrews - Margarita on ukulele requires 10 chords and 19 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.

Margarita uses these transitions most often: C → G (14), G → C (13), and Am → F (8). 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 - G chord transition.

1. C → G chord transition

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

To move from C to G;

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

2. G → Am chord transition

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

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.
G to Am

4. F → G chord transition

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

To move from F to G;

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

5. C → E chord transition

To move from C to E;

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

6. E → F chord transition

To move from E to F;

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

7. 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.

8. C → Fm chord transition

To move from C to Fm;

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

9. F → Dm7 chord transition

To move from F to Dm7;

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

10. Dm7 → C chord transition

To move from Dm7 to C;

  1. While playing Dm7, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Keep ring finger on A string fret 3.

11. F → Dm chord transition

To move from F to Dm;

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

12. Dm → C chord transition

To move from Dm to C;

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

13. 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.

14. Am → Dm chord transition

To move from Am to Dm;

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

15. Dm → G chord transition

To move from Dm to G;

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

16. Dm → D chord transition

To move from Dm to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 2.
  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 E string fret 2.

17. 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.

18. C → E7 chord transition

To move from C to E7;

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

19. E7 → F chord transition

To move from E7 to F;

  1. While playing E7, lift your ring finger from A string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 2.

Margarita chord transition analysis

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

  • Margarita includes 97 chord transitions, 19 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Margarita contains 6 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Margarita 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 → G: 35%
    • C → Am: 10%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → C: 25%
    • G → Am: 13%
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