All of Me Ukulele Chords - Easy Version

 

All of Me ukulele chords come together fast once you know the five shapes involved. A steady, moderate tempo and a progression that repeats throughout make this one of the more forgiving emotional ballads to learn.

All of Me has become something close to a modern standard for weddings and quiet moments, which can make it feel like it belongs to advanced players only. It doesn't. The chord vocabulary is well within reach for a beginner who has spent a few weeks building their basic shapes, and the piano-driven original translates surprisingly naturally to ukulele.

This arrangement sits in the key of G major, using five chords that show up constantly across popular music. Chord progressions are not subject to copyright, so you're free to play and share this. For the underlying shapes, my beginner chord guide covers everything used here.

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All of Me Ukulele Chords - Diagrams

Five chords: Em, C, G, D, and Am. All five are standard shapes that most beginners encounter in their first month of playing. Nothing here requires a barre or an unusual finger stretch, which is part of why this song is such a reliable choice once you have the fundamentals down.

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Song Structure - All of Me

The verse and chorus share a similar chord vocabulary with different orderings. No lyrics are included here. For full lyrics and additional tab versions, visit the Ultimate Guitar page.

Strumming pattern for All of Me

A gentle D-D-DU-UDU pattern at around 63 BPM fits the ballad feel of the original piano arrangement. Keep the strumming soft and even in the verses, then let it open up slightly for the chorus. This song rewards a steady, unrushed tempo more than technical flair. For a broader look at pattern-building, my guide to ukulele strumming patterns covers everything from here.

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About All of Me

John Legend released All of Me in August 2013 on his album Love in the Future, and unlike many love songs written in the abstract, this one has a specific, well-documented origin: it was written for his then-fiancee, Chrissy Teigen, in the months leading up to their wedding.

The two had met in 2006 on the set of Legend's music video for his song Stereo, in which Teigen appeared. Their relationship developed gradually over the following years, and Legend proposed during a trip in 2011. By the time All of Me was written, the couple was actively planning their wedding, which took place in Como, Italy, on September 14, 2013, roughly a month after the song's release.

Legend has spoken about the song's origin in interviews, describing it as capturing the balance at the center of a real partnership: giving everything to another person while somehow gaining just as much in return. Teigen recognized herself immediately in the lyrics, later telling a reporter that the song's opening line left no doubt it was about her. Legend also revealed that the first time he performed the song for her, he whispered it into her ear, and she cried.

The song became a massive commercial success, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in May 2014, Legend's first single to top the chart. It has been streamed over two billion times and became one of the most requested first dance songs at weddings in the years following its release, a role the song's origin story makes almost inevitable. If you enjoy songs with this kind of romantic, piano-driven feel, the La Vie en Rose ukulele chords carry a similar warmth.

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How to Play All of Me on Ukulele

This song sits comfortably within reach of a beginner who has spent three or four weeks building their chord vocabulary. None of the five shapes involved are individually difficult, and the progression repeats enough that your hands settle into a rhythm quickly.

The Em to C transition

This opens both the intro and every verse, so getting it clean matters early. Em uses two fingers, C uses one, and the shift between them involves moving fingers to almost entirely different positions. Isolate this change specifically before attempting the full progression. For general technique on smooth chord changes, my guide to holding a ukulele correctly covers the hand positioning that makes transitions easier across the board.

Keeping the tempo steady in the chorus

The chorus moves through more chord changes per line than the verse, which tempts some players to rush. Resist that. Practice the chorus specifically at a slower tempo than feels natural, using a metronome or simple beat if needed, and only speed up once every transition lands cleanly. Tune with a clip-on tuner before each practice session, since a ballad this exposed makes any tuning imperfection immediately noticeable.

The bridge lift

The Am that opens the bridge introduces a slightly different color after several rounds of the verse and chorus pattern. Give it a moment to breathe rather than rushing straight through. This small pause is part of what makes the bridge feel like a distinct emotional beat in the song rather than just more of the same progression.