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Rihanna - Unfaithful Ukulele Chords

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

[Opening]
[Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm] [F] [F] [E]
[Am]Story of my life
[Dm]Searching for the right
[Am]But it keeps [Dm]avoiding me
[F]Sorrow in my soul

[section 2]
‘Cause it seems that one
[F]Really loves my [E]company
[Am]He’s more than a man
[Dm]And this is more than love
The [Am]reason that the sky [Dm]is blue
But [F]clouds are rollin’ in

[section 3]
Because I’m gone again
And [F]to him I just can’t [E]be true

[chorus]
And I know [F]that he knows I’m [G]unfaithful
And it [Am]kills him inside
To know that I am [F]happy
With [G]some [F]other guy, I can see him dyin’

[chorus]
[Am]I don’t [F]wanna do this anymore
[Dm]I don’t [G]wanna be the [Am]reason why
Everytime I [F]walk out the door
[G]I see him die [Dm]a little [Am]more inside
I don’t [F]wanna hurt him anymore
[Dm]I don’t [G]wanna take away [F]his life
I don’t [G]wanna be…

[section 4]
[Am] [Dm] [Am] [Dm] [A]
I [Am]feel it in the air
As [Dm]I’m doin’ my hair
[Am]Preparing for another [Dm]date
A [F]kiss upon my cheek

[section 5]
As he reluctantly
[F]Accepts i’m gonna be [E]out late
I [Am]say I won’t belong
Just [Dm]hangin’ with the girls
A [Am]lie I didn’t have [Dm]to tell
[F]Because we both know

[section 6]
Where I’m about to go
[F]And we know it very [E]well

[chorus]
‘Cause I know that [F]he knows I’m [G]unfaithful
And it [Am]kills him inside
To know that I am [F]happy
With [G]some [F]other guy, I can see him dyin’

[chorus]
[Am]I don’t [F]wanna do this anymore
[Dm]I don’t [G]wanna be the [Am]reason why
Everytime I [F]walk out the door
[G]I see him die a [Dm]little [Am]more inside
I don’t [F]wanna hurt him anymore
[Dm]I don’t [G]wanna take away [F]his life
I don’t wanna [G]be…

[Closing]
[F] [A]
Our [G]love
[Am]His trust
I might as [G]well take a [C]
gun and [F]put it to [G]his head
Get it over [F]with
I don’t wanna do [Am]this
[F] [Dm]Anymore, [G]who[Am]ah..[F], [G]anymore

[chorus]
[Am]I don’t [F]wanna do this anymore
[Dm]I don’t [G]wanna be the [Am]reason why
Everytime I [F]walk out the door
[G]I see him die a [Dm]little [Am]more inside
I don’t [F]wanna hurt him anymore
[Dm]I don’t [G]wanna take away [F]his life
I don’t wanna [G]be…

[outro]
[Am] [A]

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ArtistRihanna
AlbumA Girl like Me
GenresPop, R&B, Soul
Year2006
KeyAm

How to play Unfaithful on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Rihanna - Unfaithful on ukulele requires 7 chords and 14 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.

Unfaithful uses these transitions most often: Am → F (13), Am → Dm (12), and F → G (12). 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 - Dm chord transition.

1. Am → Dm chord transition

Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram

To move from Am to Dm;

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

2. Dm → F chord transition

Ukulele Dm chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-1-0Ukulele Dm chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram

To move from Dm to F;

  1. While playing Dm, lift your ring finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on E string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
Dm to F

3. F → E chord transition

Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele E chord diagram Fingering: 4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 4.Ukulele E chord diagram

To move from F to E;

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

4. E → Am chord transition

Ukulele E chord diagram Fingering: 4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 4.Ukulele E chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram

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.
E to Am

5. F → G chord transition

To move from F to G;

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

6. G → Am chord transition

To move from G to Am;

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

7. Am → F chord transition

To move from Am to F;

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

8. Dm → G chord transition

To move from Dm to G;

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

9. Dm → A chord transition

To move from Dm to A;

  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 C string fret 1.
  3. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

10. A → Am chord transition

To move from A to Am;

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

11. F → A chord transition

To move from F to A;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.
  2. Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.

12. A → G chord transition

To move from A to G;

  1. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 3.

13. G → C chord transition

To move from G to C;

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

14. C → F chord transition

To move from C to F;

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

Unfaithful chord transition analysis

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

  • Unfaithful includes 106 chord transitions, 14 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Unfaithful contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Unfaithful connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → G: 21%
    • F → Am: 11%
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → F: 26%
    • Am → G: 21%
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