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Maroon 5 - The Sun Ukulele Chords

ChordsAm, C, D, F, G, Dm, E
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
  • Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram
  • Ukulele E chord diagram Fingering: 4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 4.Ukulele E chord diagram


[Am]After [C]school, walking home, [D]fresh dirt under my fingernails and.
[Am]I can [C]smell hot asphalt, [D]cars screech to a halt to let me pass.
[Am]And I [C]cannot remember, [D]what life was like through photographs.
[Am]And trying [C]to recreate, [D]images life gives us from the past.
[Am]And some[C]times it’s a sad song. [D]But I.


[F]Cannot [C]forget, refuse to [Am]regret, so glad I [G]met you and
[F]Take my breath [C]away, make [Am]everyday
Worth all of the [G]pain that I’ve gone through
[F]And mama, I’ve been crying
Cause [Am]things ain’t how they [G]used to be
She said, ‘The [F]battle’s almost won
And we’re [Dm]only several [E]miles from the [Am]sun. [C]
Owo [D]hoo [Am]oh, yeah[C] [D]


And [Am]I’m moving [C]on, down my street
[D]I see people I won’t ever meet
[Am]I think of her, take a breath
[D]Feel the beat in the rhythm of my [Am]steps
[Am]And some[C]times it’s a sad song. [D]But I


[F]Cannot [C]forget, refuse to [Am]regret, so glad I [G]met you and
[F]Take my breath [C]away, make [Am]everyday
Worth all of the [G]pain that I’ve gone through
[F]And mama, I’ve been crying
Cause [Am]things ain’t how they [G]used to be
She said, ‘The [F]battle’s almost won
And we’re [D]only several [E]miles from the [Am]sun. [C]


[Am]Rhythm of the conversation, [E]the perfection of her creation
[Am]The sex she slipped into my coffee., [E]the way she felt when she first saw me
[Am]Hate to love and love to hate her, [E]like a broken record player
[Am]Back and forth and here and gone and [E]on and on and on and on!


[F]Cannot [C]forget, refuse to [Am]regret, so glad I [G]met you and
[F]Take my breath [C]away, make [Am]everyday
Worth all of the [G]pain that I’ve gone through
[F]And mama, I’ve been crying
Cause [Am]things ain’t how they [G]used to be
She said, ‘The [F]battle’s almost won
And we’re [D]only several [E]miles
Said, ‘The [F]battle’s almost won
And we’re [D]only several [E]miles from the sun.[Am]’ [C]
[D]Yea [Am]ah

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ArtistMaroon 5
AlbumSongs About Jane
GenresPop, R&B
Year2002
KeyAm

How to play The Sun on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Maroon 5 - The Sun on ukulele requires 7 chords and 13 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.

The Sun uses these transitions most often: Am → C (11), C → D (10), and Am → G (9). 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 Am - C chord transition.

1. Am → C chord transition

To move from Am to C;

  1. While playing Am, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
Am to C

2. C → D chord transition

To move from C to D;

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

3. D → Am chord transition

To move from D to Am;

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

4. D → F chord transition

To move from D to F;

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

5. F → C chord transition

To move from F to C;

  1. While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

6. Am → G chord transition

To move from Am to G;

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

7. G → F chord transition

To move from G to F;

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

8. F → Am chord transition

To move from F to Am;

  1. While playing F, lift your index finger from E string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

9. F → Dm chord transition

To move from F to Dm;

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

10. Dm → E chord transition

To move from Dm to E;

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

11. E → Am chord transition

To move from E to Am;

  1. While playing E, lift your index finger from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.

12. D → E chord transition

To move from D to E;

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

13. E → F chord transition

To move from E to F;

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

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in The Sun.

  • The Sun includes 87 chord transitions, 13 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • The Sun contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how The Sun connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → G: 21%
    • Am → C: 16%
    After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
    • C → D: 11%
    • C → Am: 10%