How to Play Seventeen on Ukulele?

Alessia Cara - Seventeen can be played in the key of A using the A, D, F#m, E, Bm chords. For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave E, A open. For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open. For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the E string with finger 3, leave A open. For E, To play E, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave E open. For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 across C–A with finger 1, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 2. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Seventeen with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.

Alessia Cara - Seventeen Ukulele Chords

Chord reference A, D, F#m, E, Bm

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

My [A]daddy says that life comes at you fast, we all like blades of grass We [D]come to prime and in time we just wither away, and it all [F#m]changes My view with a looking glass won’t catch the past, only [D]photographs remind us of the passing of [E]days Oh [A]nothing stays the same from yesteryears, see I recall being [D]afraid of the dark And holding on to teddy bears, I’d [F#m]wrap myself in blankets just to cover me from fears That was [D]then and now I’m here, and the [E]night is mine

So hear me [A]scream, I was too young to understand what it [D]means, I couldn’t wait til I could be [F#m]seventeen I thought he lied when he said take my time to [D]dream, now I wish I could freeze the time at [A]seventeen I’m [D]seventeen, [F#m]seventeen, [D]seventeen, now I wish I could freeze the time at [A]seventeen

My [A]mother said don’t forget where you come from, where you’ve been [D]Always keep your closest friends they can’t slip away, they keep you [F#m]grounded Oh keep yourself surrounded with good advice, and [D]yeah I guess that sounded nice when I was ten Oh but [A]never were there truer words, and I’ll my days I’ve ever heard And [D]when she told me little girl the answer is love, so those are [F#m]words that I keep with me Though the seasons change so quickly, keep them [D]buried in my heart, and never fought

[A]I been goin on, I been growing [D]up, I’m a know it all, I don’t know [F#m]enough See I was racing and waiting for the day that I would be old [Bm]enough Guess I’ll be patient and pace myself gotta prepare for when goings [A]rough

Artist Alessia Cara

Album Know-It-All

Genres Alternative, Indie, Pop

Year 2015

Key A

Alessia Cara - Seventeen can be played in the key of A using the A, D, F#m, E, Bm chords.

For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, leave E, A open.
For D, To play D, barre fret 2 across G–E with finger 1, leave A open.
For F#m, To play F#m | Gbm, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the E string with finger 3, leave A open.
For E, To play E, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave E open.
For Bm, To play Bm, barre fret 2 across C–A with finger 1, press fret 4 on the G string with finger 2.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Seventeen with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.