Ingrid Michaelson – You and I (Chords)

June 23, 2009


Ingrid Michaelson – You and I (Chords)

I’m slightly concerned this one is going to anger the Indie Gods. Particularly since she’s played it with Jason Mraz a few times. But I’ve had a bunch of requests for it and I took a lot less convincing than I did with the song that won’t be named (henceforth to be known as ‘the Scottish song’).

The chords are pretty simple and ideal for beginners. She does use the less common variations of F and Am (with the A string at the third fret). But if you find that tricky, use the ones you’re familiar with.

Suggested Strumming

Here’s the strumming pattern she uses:

d – d u – u d u

Play it twice for each chord in the verses and once for each chord in the chorus. An exception is in the, “You and I/You and I” where you do d – d u once each for the F and G chords.

EXPECTING TO FIND CHORDS/TABS? Try clicking where it says the name of the song in red under the video.
Written by Woodshed · Filed Under Beginners, Chords 
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15 Responses to “Ingrid Michaelson – You and I (Chords)”

  1. todd on June 23rd, 2009 7:20 pm

    be careful AL :)……..

    i’ll offer up a reconciliatory offering for you later today….. :)

  2. drywell on June 24th, 2009 3:16 pm

    I wouldn’t worry too much about the Indie Gods – they’re usually too busy squabbling amongst themselves. Just don’t eat the pomegranate seeds when you step outside their realm – you’re likely to end up spending 6 months of the year playing the banjo.

    Beautiful, fun piece – thanks once again.

  3. Kelly on June 24th, 2009 4:12 pm

    I have been playing a guitar version of this for a while and was so excited when I opened my email today. Thank you so much. Your arrangements are always so much better.
    I love her, thanks again!

  4. Hello Jodi on June 24th, 2009 7:56 pm

    I think she stole this from Amber.

  5. Woodshed on June 24th, 2009 10:03 pm

    todd: Much appreciated. No major injuries yet, so it looks like it worked.

    drywell: Thanks for the advice!

    Kelly: You’re welcome.

    Jodi: She should have stolen Pig Latin.

  6. Scott on June 25th, 2009 1:57 pm

    Perfect! I’m getting ready to perform this song with a friend at a cabaret and was working it out on the uke. Now I can be lazy and use yours. Great song, thanks!

  7. Vincent on June 26th, 2009 11:44 pm

    Hey all,

    I live as a hermite and didn’t know this singer before seeing this post. Could someone fill me in on the Indie-god joke?

    Thanks!

  8. Barbarracuda on June 30th, 2009 5:10 am

    Thanks for posting this!
    Fortunately I think this is safe from the Indie Gods, considering it wasn’t actually recorded with Jason Mraz. So the coast is clear ;]

  9. Woodshed on June 30th, 2009 5:07 pm

    Scott: Have a good performance.

    Vincent: Explanation here.

    Barbarracuda: Thank the Indie Gods for that.

  10. Vincent on July 1st, 2009 1:53 am

    Hehe, thanks!

  11. coll on July 4th, 2009 7:54 pm

    thank you so much for this!
    i have been dying to learn this for a while!

  12. Woodshed on July 5th, 2009 12:34 pm

    coll: Glad I could help.

  13. Cathy on July 8th, 2009 3:18 pm

    Thank you for this song. I’ve owned a uke for about 3 weeks, and I’m having a blast, and love this song.

  14. Alvin on October 13th, 2009 11:28 pm

    Thanks for the song! I’m sorry about the stupid question, but what am I supposed to do during the hyphenated parts in the strum pattern? Are those chucks?

  15. Woodshed on October 14th, 2009 4:50 pm

    Cathy: Glad you’re enjoying it.

    Alvin: The hyphens mean you don’t play anything (move your hand over the strings without strumming them).

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