Laufey - Night Light Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele D# | E♭ chord diagram
Ukulele Fm chord diagram
Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
Ukulele G# | A♭ chord diagram
Ukulele G#m | A♭m chord diagram
Ukulele Gm chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
[Opening]
[Eb]Up the staircase, first door to your [Fm]left [Bb] [Bb]
[Eb]Walls of white, a window, [Fm] [Bb]10×10
[Eb]A treasure [Eb]chest of [Ab]everything I’ve ever [Abm]known
[Gm]Safe [G]inside my [Fm]childhood [Bb]home
[section 2]
[Eb]Every record I have ever [Fm]heard [Bb] [Bb]
[Eb]I know every melody and [Fm]every [Bb]word
[Eb]A little [Eb]book of every [Ab]dream I ever [Abm]had
[Gm]Sleeping [G]in that [Fm]twin-sized [Bb]bed
[chorus]
[Gm]All of the [C]laughter, [Fm]all the sleepless [Bb]nights
[Gm]Waiting forever [C]after
[Fm]Snow falling outside, [Bb]keeping on the [Bb]night light
[section 3]
[Eb]Cardboard boxes covering the [Fm]floor [Bb] [Bb]
[Eb]Guess I won’t be living in here [Fm]anymore [Bb]
[section 4]
[Eb]Take down the [Eb]posters of the [Ab]popstars on the [Abm]wall
[Gm]Empty [G]room, it [Fm]looks so [Bb]small
[chorus]
[Gm]All of the [C]laughter, [Fm]all the sleepless [Bb]nights
[Gm]Waiting forever [C]after
[Fm]Snow falling outside, [Bb]keeping on the [Bb]night light
[Closing]
[Eb]Take down the [Eb]posters of the [Ab]pop-stars on the [Abm]wall
[Gm]Empty [G]room, it [Fm]looks so [Bb]small
[chorus]
[Gm]All of the [C]laughter, [Fm]all the sleepless [Bb]nights
[Gm]Waiting forever [C]after
[Fm]Snow falling outside, [Bb]keeping on the [Bb]night light
How to play Night Light on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Laufey - Night Light 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.
Night Light uses these transitions most often: Fm → Bb (16), Bb → Eb (9), and Bb → Gm (6). 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 Eb - Fm chord transition.
1. Eb → Fm chord transition
To move from Eb to Fm;
- While playing Eb, lift your ring finger from C string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your pinky from E string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 1.
2. Fm → Bb chord transition
To move from Fm to Bb;
- While playing Fm, lift your pinky from A string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from E string fret 1 to C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on G string fret 3.
3. Bb → Eb chord transition
To move from Bb to Eb;
- While playing Bb, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 3 to C string fret 3.
- Place pinky on E string fret 3.
4. Eb → Ab chord transition
To move from Eb to Ab;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your ring finger from C string fret 3 to A string fret 3.
- Slide your pinky on E string from fret 3 to fret 4.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 3.
5. Ab → Abm chord transition
To move from Ab to Abm;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Keep middle finger on C string fret 3.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to G string fret 4.
- Keep pinky on E string fret 4.
6. Abm → Gm chord transition
To move from Abm to Gm;
- While playing Abm, lift your pinky from E string fret 4.
- Slide your index finger on A string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger on C string from fret 3 to fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.
7. Gm → G chord transition
To move from Gm to G;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on E string fret 3.
8. G → Fm chord transition
To move from G to Fm;
- While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 1.
- Place pinky on A string fret 3.
9. Bb → Gm chord transition
To move from Bb to Gm;
- Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
10. Gm → C chord transition
To move from Gm to C;
- While playing Gm, 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.
11. C → Fm chord transition
To move from C to Fm;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on G string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on E string fret 1.
- Place pinky on A string fret 3.
Night Light chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Night Light.
- Night Light includes 69 chord transitions, 11 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Night Light connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Bb, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).
- Bb → Gm: 6%
- Bb → Eb: 5%
After Fm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (43%), Bb (5%), and Cm (5%).- Fm → Bb: 5%