Selena Gomez - Rare Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele Dm chord diagram
Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram
[Opening]
[C]Baby, you’ve been so distant [Dm]from [Bb]me [F]lately [Bb]
And [C]lately, don’t even wanna [Dm]call [Bb]you [F]baby [Bb]
[chorus]
[C]Saw us gettin’ older (Older) burnin’ toast in the [Dm]toaster
[Bb]My ambitions were too high [F] [Bb]
[C]Waiting up for you upstairs (Upstairs)
Why you act like I’m not [Dm]there?
[Bb]Baby, right now it feels like
[chorus]
It feels like [C]you don’t care
Why don’t you [Dm] [Bb]recognize I’m so [F]rare? [Bb]
[C]Always there, you don’t do the [Dm]same for [Bb]me,
That’s not [F]fair [Bb] I don’t [C]have it all
[chorus]
I’m not claiming to, but I [Dm]know that [Bb]I’m special (So special), yeah
And [F]I’ll bet [Bb]there’s [C]somebody else out there
To tell me [Dm] [Bb]I’m rare, to make me feel rare [F] [Bb]
[section 2]
[C]Baby, don’t make me count up [Dm]all [Bb]the reasons
To stay with you, no [C]reason
Why you and I are [Dm]not [Bb]succeeding, ah-ah (Mmm, [F]ah[Bb], ah)
[chorus]
[C]Saw us gettin’ older, burnin’ toast in the [Dm]toaster
[Bb]My ambitions were too high (Too [F]high [Bb])
[C]Waiting up for you upstairs (Upstairs)
Why you act like I’m not [Dm]there? (Oh)
[Bb]Baby, right now it feels like (What?)
[chorus]
It feels like [C]you don’t care
Why don’t you [Dm] [Bb]recognize I’m so [F]rare? [Bb]
[C]Always there, you don’t do the [Dm]same for [Bb]me,
That’s not [F]fair [Bb]I don’t [C]have it all
[chorus]
I’m not claiming to
But I [Dm]know that [Bb]I’m special (So special), yeah
And [F]I’ll bet [Bb]there’s [C]somebody else out there
To tell me [Dm] [Bb]I’m rare
To make me feel rare [F] [Bb](Yeah, yeah)
[section 3]
[C]I’m not gonna beg for you, I’m not gonna let you
[Dm]Make me[Bb]cry (Ah, nah nah, make me c[F]ry[Bb])
[C]Not getting enough from you (No-oh)
Didn’t you know I’m [Dm]hard to[Bb]find?
(Find, hard to fi[F]nd[Bb])
[chorus]
[C]Saw us gettin’ older, burnin’ toast in the [Dm]toaster
[Bb]My ambitions were too high (Too [F]hig[Bb]h)
[C]Waiting up for you upstairs
Why you act like I’m not [Dm]there?
[Bb]Baby, right now it feels like
[chorus]
It feels like [C]you don’t care (You don’t care)
Why don’t you [Dm]recognize[Bb]I’m so rare[F]? (S[Bb]o rare)
I’m [C]always there
You don’t do the [Dm]same for [Bb]me, that’s (That’s) not (not) [F]fair [Bb]
I don’t [C]have it all (I don’t have it all)
[chorus]
I’m not claiming to (I’m not claiming to)
But I [Dm]know that [Bb]I’m special (So special), yeah
And [F]I’ll bet [Bb]there’s [C]somebody else out there
To tell me [Dm] [Bb]I’m rare
To make me feel rare (Ooh [F]ye[Bb]ah)
[Closing]
[C]Ah, ah (So [Dm]rare) [Bb]rare [F] [Bb]
[C]Ah, [Dm]ah [Bb] [F](Rare) [Bb]
How to play Rare on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Selena Gomez - Rare on ukulele requires 4 chords and 4 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.
Rare uses these transitions most often: C → Dm (26), Dm → Bb (26), and Bb → C (25). 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 - Dm chord transition.
1. C → Dm chord transition
To move from C to Dm;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
2. Dm → Bb chord transition
To move from Dm to Bb;
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from C string fret 2 to G string fret 3.
3. Bb → F chord transition
To move from Bb to F;
- While playing Bb, lift your ring finger from G string fret 3.
- Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
- Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
4. Bb → C chord transition
To move from Bb to C;
- While playing Bb, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
Rare chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Rare.
- Rare includes 121 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Rare contains 2 of the top 25 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Rare 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 → F: 34%
- Bb → C: 20%
After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).- C → Dm: 5%