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Crazy Little Thing Called Love Ukulele Lesson & Chords

I play this in D Major (same as original)
These are the Crazy Little Thing Called Love ukulele chords I use to recreate the feel of Queen's #1 USA hit

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D - Dsus4 - G - Gsus4 - Bb - C - A7 - E

How to play Crazy Little Thing Called Love on Ukulele (chords, rhythm & feel)

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✔ Follow the Lyric & Chord Sheet

✔ Play along with the Backing Track

⚠️ Important: To recreate Freddie's acoustic guitar part from the record you can play it in D Major (same as the original). Use the correct chords and Chef's Kiss, Palm Muting and Pinky Muting techniques to get the right rhythm and feel

Once you've got this, you can try Country Roads ukulele lesson

The chords are standard — but very few make it sound like the record

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Commonly used ukulele chords — as shown in the lesson

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Chords (Ukulele - Key D)

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Greg plays along with Queen. Freddie on vocals.

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Queen single in 1979. Reached #1 in the US Charts and #2 in the UK. Acoustic Rock.

Key: D
Same as the original

Techniques:
Chef's Kiss strumming
Pressure Muting
Palm Muting

Ukulele Chords:
D, Dsus4, G, Gsus4, Bb, C, A7, E

Play Along Backing Track

Play along with Queen - Vocals, Drums, Bass - No Guitars - Brian plays solo

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Q: What key is Crazy Little Thing Called Love in on ukulele?
A: Best played in D Major (same as the original record).

Q: What chords are used in Crazy Little Thing Called Love on ukulele?
A: D - Dsus4 - G - Gsus4 - Bb - C - A7 - E While the chords are fairly standard, the real feel comes from playing in the right key (D) and using the correct techiques to get the rhythm of the original record

Q: Why doesn't Crazy Little Thing Called Love sound right on my Ukulele?
A: To really sound like the original record, your ukulele setup is critical — including a Low G string and a tenor ukulele.

👉 See the Getting Started guide to set up your ukulele for this playing style.

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