Kane Brown - Wide Open 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 C7 chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
[Opening]
[C] [C7] [Am] [F]
[C]Just a slow [C7]down small town, [Am]just a deep south [F]home crowd
[C]With nothing to do and [C7]nothing to lose, the [Am]same old paper and [F]same old news
We’d [C]ride around 10:30 [C7]on a Friday, we’d hurry to a [Am]parking lot With all our [F]friends
Turning up the [C]heat [C7]when, we finally made it to the [Am]weekend [F]
[chorus]
We put the [C]gas to the [G]floor Yeah, we hit it wide open
[Am]Two-lane highway [F]rolling, with no [C]one around, slowing us [G]down
Radio loud, had the [Am]speakers all blowing [F]Dials wide open
[C]Feet on the dash with her [G]hand out the window, [Am]smiling a look in [F]her eye letting me know
[C]She didn’t care [G]where we were going, [Am]as long as we [F]were going, wide [C] [C7]open [Am] [F]
[Closing]
[C]She was made [C7]for the fast lane, [Am]she was more than just a [F]pretty face
[C]First time lover, we [C7]spent that summer, doing [Am]nothing but [F]getting away
[chorus]
We put the [C]gas to the [G]floor Yeah, we hit it wide open
[Am]Two-lane highway [F]rolling, with no [C]one around, slowing us [G]down
Radio loud, had the [Am]speakers all blowing [F]Dials wide open
[C]Feet on the dash with her [G]hand out the window, [Am]smiling a look in [F]her eye letting me know
[C]She didn’t care [G]where we were going, [Am]as long as we [F]were going, wide [C] [C7]open [Am] [F]
[chorus]
We put the [C]gas to the [G]floor Yeah, we hit it wide open
[Am]Two-lane highway [F]rolling, with no [C]one around, slowing us [G]down
Radio loud, had the [Am]speakers all blowing [F]Dials wide open
[C]Feet on the dash with her [G]hand out the window, [Am]smiling a look in [F]her eye letting me know
[C]She didn’t care [G]where we were going, [Am]as long as we [F]were going, wide [C] [C7]open [Am] [F]
[C]She didn’t care [G]where we were going, [Am]as long as we [F]were going, wide [C] [C7]open [Am] [F]
How to play Wide Open on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Kane Brown - Wide Open on ukulele requires 5 chords and 6 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.
Wide Open uses these transitions most often: Am → F (24), F → C (23), and C → G (13). 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 - C7 chord transition.
1. C → C7 chord transition
To move from C to C7;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on A string fret 1.
2. C7 → Am chord transition
To move from C7 to Am;
- While playing C7, lift your index finger from A string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
3. Am → F chord transition
To move from Am to F;
- Keep middle finger on G string fret 2.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
4. F → C chord transition
To move from F to C;
- While playing F, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
5. C → G chord transition
To move from C to G;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 3.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
6. G → Am chord transition
To move from G to Am;
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
Wide Open chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Wide Open.
- Wide Open includes 95 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Wide Open contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Wide Open connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).
- C → G: 35%
- C → C7: 2%
After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).- Am → F: 26%