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Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me Ukulele Chords

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ChordsA, F#m, D, E7, Bm, Bm7, C#, C#7, B, B7, G#, F#, C#m
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • 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 D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
  • Ukulele E7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-2-0-2Ukulele E7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram
  • Ukulele Bm7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele C# | D♭ chord diagram Fingering: 1-1-1-4 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele C# | D♭ chord diagram
  • Ukulele C#7 | D♭7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-1-1-2 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele C#7 | D♭7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele B chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B chord diagram
  • Ukulele B7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele G# | A♭ chord diagram Fingering: 1-3-4-3Ukulele G# | A♭ chord diagram
  • Ukulele F# | G♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele F# | G♭ chord diagram
  • Ukulele C#m | D♭m chord diagram Fingering: 1-4-4-4Ukulele C#m | D♭m chord diagram

[chorus]
[A] [F#m] [D] [E7] [A] [D] [Bm]
[A]My baby don’t [D]care for [E7]shows
[A]My baby don’t [D]care for [E7]clothes
[A]My baby just cares for [Bm]me [Bm7]
[C#]My baby don’t [C#7]care for [F#m]cars and races
My [B]baby don’t [B7]care for [E7]high tone places

[Opening]
[A]Liz Taylor is [D]not his [E7]style
[A]And even Lana [D]Turner’s [E7]smile
Is [A]something he can’t [Bm]see [Bm7]
[D]My baby don’t [G#]care [A]who [F#]knows it
[B]My baby just [E7]cares for [A]me [E7]

[chorus]
[A]My baby don’t [D]care for [E7]shows
My baby don’t [D]care for [E7]clothes
[A]My baby just cares for [Bm]me [Bm7]
[C#]My baby don’t [C#7]care for [F#m]cars and races
My [B]baby don’t [B7]care [E7]for high tone places

[Closing]
[A]Liz Taylor is [D]not his [E7]style
[A]And even Lana [D]Turner’s [E7]smile
Is [A]something he can’t [Bm]see [Bm7]
I [D]wonder what’s [G#]wrong [A]with [F#]baby
[Bm]My baby just cares [E7]for
[C#m]My baby just cares [F#]for
[Bm]My baby just [E7]cares for [A]me

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ArtistNina Simone
AlbumLittle Girl Blue
GenresJazz
Year1958
KeyA

How to play My Baby Just Cares For Me on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Nina Simone - My Baby Just Cares For Me on ukulele requires 13 chords and 24 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.

My Baby Just Cares For Me uses these transitions most often: E7 → A (13), D → E7 (9), and A → D (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 A - F#m chord transition.

2. F#m → D chord transition

Ukulele F#m | G♭m chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-2-0Ukulele F#m | G♭m chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram

To move from F#m to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from C 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. Keep ring finger on E string fret 2.
F#m to D

3. D → E7 chord transition

Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele E7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-2-0-2Ukulele E7 chord diagram

To move from D to E7;

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
D to E7

4. E7 → A chord transition

Ukulele E7 chord diagram Fingering: 1-2-0-2Ukulele E7 chord diagram
Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram

To move from E7 to A;

  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 C string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
E7 to A

5. A → D chord transition

To move from A to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from C 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. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

6. D → Bm chord transition

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.

7. Bm → A chord transition

To move from Bm to A;

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

8. Bm → Bm7 chord transition

To move from Bm to Bm7;

  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 2.

9. Bm7 → C# chord transition

To move from Bm7 to C#;

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 2 to fret 1.
  2. Place pinky on A string fret 4.

10. C# → C#7 chord transition

To move from C# to C#7;

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

11. C#7 → F#m chord transition

To move from C#7 to F#m;

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

12. F#m → B chord transition

To move from F#m to B;

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

13. B → B7 chord transition

To move from B to B7;

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

14. B7 → E7 chord transition

To move from B7 to E7;

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

15. Bm7 → D chord transition

To move from Bm7 to D;

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

16. D → G# chord transition

To move from D to G#;

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

17. G# → A chord transition

To move from G# to A;

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

18. A → F# chord transition

To move from A to F#;

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

19. F# → B chord transition

To move from F# to B;

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

20. B → E7 chord transition

To move from B to E7;

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

21. F# → Bm chord transition

To move from F# to Bm;

  1. While playing F#, lift your middle finger from E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger on G string from fret 3 to fret 4.

22. Bm → E7 chord transition

To move from Bm to E7;

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

23. E7 → C#m chord transition

To move from E7 to C#m;

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

24. C#m → F# chord transition

To move from C#m to F#;

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

My Baby Just Cares For Me chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in My Baby Just Cares For Me.

  • My Baby Just Cares For Me includes 72 chord transitions, 24 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • My Baby Just Cares For Me contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how My Baby Just Cares For Me connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After A, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
    • A → D: 29%
    • A → Bm: 8%
    After E7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are A (31%), Am (28%), and A7 (7%).
    • E7 → A: 31%
    • E7 → D: 6%
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