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Ed Sheeran - Touch And Go Ukulele Chords

ChordsEm, C, G, D, Bm
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

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

  • Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
  • Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram


[Em]Oh oh [C]oh [G] [D]
[Em]Oh oh [C]oh [G] [D]
[Em]Oh oh [C]oh [G] [D]
[Em]Oh oh [C]oh [G] [D]


[G] [Bm]Waking up, [C]midnight November
[D]And just [Em]still in my [C]bed
[Bm]It’s kinda rough, [C]cause since I met ya
[D]There’s things [Em]we’ve never [C]said


If I [Em]go, oh [C]ouooh for a little while [G]longer [Em]
When I’m [Em]home oh ou [C]no we can talk about the [D]pitfalls of the road
If you say [Em] [C]go, [G] [D]I would stop [Em]everything oh [C] [G]
[D]My heart would play the [Em]role now [C] [G]
[D]And act like it’s [Em]never been [G]broke


[G]Though my soul, oh oh [Em]oh [C]
[G]Lately [D]I really need to [Em]know [C]
[G]How long, [D]how long, can we be [Em]touch and [C]go
[G]Oh my [D]soul, [Em]oh oh [C]oh
[G]How long, how long, [D]can we be touch and go


[Em] [C] [G] [D] [Em] [C] [G] [D]


[G] [Bm]It’s not [C]enough, to say I want ya
[D]Cause [Em]I’ll say [C]anything
[Bm]I’m holding out, to [C]feel without a doubt
[D]I had have [Em]just been questioning [C]it


If I [Em]go, oh [C]ouooh for a little while [G]longer [Em]
When I’m [Em]home oh ou [C]no we can talk about the [D]pitfalls of the road
If you say [Em] [C]go, [G] [D]I would stop [Em]everything oh [C] [G]
[D]My heart would play the [Em]role now [C] [G]
[D]And act like it’s [Em]never been [G]broke


[G]Though my soul, oh oh [Em]oh [C]
[G]Lately [D]I really need to [Em]know [C]
[G]How long, [D]how long, can we be [Em]touch and [C]go
[G]Oh my [D]soul, [Em]oh oh [C]oh
[G]How long, how long, [D]can we be


[D]All of my bones, [G]they scream I’m right
[G]If you’re taking me home to [Em]stay the night
[Em]Darling my [G]soul would heal


If you say [Em] [C]go, [G]I[D]would stop [Em]everything [C]oh [G]
[D]My heart would play the [Em] [C]wrong [G]
[D]And act like [Em]it’s never [C]been broke, [G]though my soul [Em] [C]
[G]Lately I [D]really need to [Em]know [C]
[G]How long, how [D]long, can we be [Em]touch and go [C]
[G]Oh my soul, how [D]long [Em] [C]
[G]How long, how [D]long, can we be touch and [Em]go [G] [Em] [C]
[G]How long, how [D]long, can we be touch and [Em]go [G] [Em] [C]
[G]How long, how [D]long, can we be touch and go

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Albumx
GenresPop
Year2014
KeyG

How to play Touch And Go on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Ed Sheeran - Touch And Go on ukulele requires 5 chords and 8 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.

Touch And Go uses these transitions most often: Em → C (38), C → G (32), and D → Em (31). 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 Em - C chord transition.

1. Em → C chord transition

To move from Em to C;

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

2. C → G chord transition

To move from C to G;

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

3. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D;

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

4. D → Em chord transition

To move from D to Em;

  1. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 4.
D to Em

5. G → Bm chord transition

To move from G to Bm;

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

6. Bm → C chord transition

To move from Bm to C;

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

7. 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.

8. G → Em chord transition

To move from G to Em;

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to E string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on C string fret 4.

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Touch And Go.

  • Touch And Go includes 163 chord transitions, 8 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.04% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Touch And Go contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Touch And Go connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (17%).
    • Em → C: 27%
    • Em → G: 18%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → D: 24%
    • G → Em: 9%