Vance Joy - My Kind Of Man Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram
[Opening]
[G] [C] [Am]
[G]Don’t walk too proud, don’t talk too [C]loud [Am]
[G]And make it up, as you [C]go [Am]
[G]And take whatever you are [C]given [Am]
[G]And leave what you think you [C]know, at the [Am]door
[section 2]
And she [C]said, [Am]
[G]You could [C]be my kind of man [Am]
[G]And will you [C]do the best you can?
[section 3]
[G]And I could use a little [C]time [Am]
[G]I need to straighten out my [C]mind [Am]
[G]And I’m gonna break on, break [C]on through [Am]
[G]And I close my eyes and think of [C]you [Am]
[section 4]
What you [C]said, [Am]
[G]You could [C]be my kind of man [Am]
[G]And will you [C]do the best you can?
Find a [Am]thing that you [G]love
Find a [C]thing you understand
Find a [Am]thing that you [G]love
Find a [C]thing you [Am]understand [G]
[section 5]
[Am]Oooh… [C] [G] [Am]oooh… [C] [G] [Am] [C]
[C]You could be [Am]my, you could be [G]my,
You could be [C]my kind of man
[C]You could be [Am]my, you could be [G]my,
You could be [C]my kind of man
[Closing]
Find a [Am]thing that you [G]love
Find a [C]thing you understand
Find a [Am]thing that you [G]love
Find a [C]thing you [Am]understand [G]
[outro]
[G] [C] [Am] [G]
How to play My Kind Of Man on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Vance Joy - My Kind Of Man on ukulele requires 3 chords and 3 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 Kind Of Man uses these transitions most often: C → Am (22), Am → G (20), and G → C (20). 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 G - C chord transition.
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Am → G chord transition
To move from Am to G;
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 3.
My Kind Of Man chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in My Kind Of Man.
- My Kind Of Man includes 73 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- My Kind Of Man contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how My Kind Of Man 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%