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The Killers - A Dustland Fairytale Ukulele Chords

ChordsD, A, G, Bm, E, B
Strumming↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to F,C,A# keys to play this song with easier chords.

  • Ukulele D chord diagram Fingering: 2-2-2-0Ukulele D chord diagram
  • Ukulele A chord diagram Fingering: 2-1-0-0Ukulele A chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele Bm chord diagram Fingering: 4-2-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele Bm chord diagram
  • Ukulele E chord diagram Fingering: 4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 4.Ukulele E chord diagram
  • Ukulele B chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B chord diagram


[D]
A dustland [D]fairytale beginning, just another [A]white trash county [G]kiss.
In ‘Sixty-[D]One, long brown hair and foolish eyes.
[D]He looked just like you’d want him to - some kind of [A]slick chrome American [G]prince.
A [A]blue jean [Bm]serenade, Moon River, what you [G]do to me. But [E]I don’t believe you.


[D]Saw Cinderella in a party [G]dress [B]but she was [G]looking [B]for a nightgown.
[A]I saw the devil wrapping up his [D]hands, he’s getting ready for the showdown.
[G]I saw the [D]minute that I turned away, [Bm]I got my [A]money on a palm [D]tonight.


The [D]change came in disguise of reve[A]lation set his [G]soul on fire.
She [D]says she always [G]knew [B]he’d come [D]around.
And the [D]decades disappear like sinking [Bm]ships that we persevere.
God gives us [G]hope, but we still fear, we don’t [D]know, the mind is poison.
[Bm]Castles in the sky sit stranded, [G]vandalised. The [E]drawbridge is closing.


[D]Saw Cinderella in a party [G]dress [B]but she was [G]looking [B]for a nightgown.
[A]I saw the devil wrapping up his [D]hands, he’s getting ready for the showdown.
[G]I saw the [D]ending when they turned the [Bm]page, I threw my [A]money and I ran [D]away.
Straight to the [D]valley of the great [A]divide.


[A]Out where the dreams all [D]hide, out where the [A]wind don’t [G]blow.
[G]Out here the [A]good girls [Bm]die, and the [A]sky won’t [D]snow.
[D]Out here the [A]bird don’t [G]sing, out here the [A]field don’t [G]grow.
[G]Out here the [A]bell don’t [Bm]ring, [B]out here the bell don’t [E]ring.
[G]Out here the good girls [D]die.


Now [D]Cinderella don’t you go to [G]sleep, [B]it’s such a [G]bitter [B]form of refuge.
[A]Oh don’t you know the kingdom’s under [D]siege? And everybody needs you.
[G]Is there still [D]magic in the midnight [Bm]sun? Or did you [A]leave it back in ‘Sixty-[D]One?
In the [D]cadence of a young man’s [G]eyes, and where the [A]dreams roll [D]high.

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AlbumDay & Age
GenresRock
Year2008
KeyG

How to play A Dustland Fairytale on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

The Killers - A Dustland Fairytale on ukulele requires 6 chords and 13 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.

A Dustland Fairytale uses these transitions most often: A → D (9), D → G (8), and G → B (7). 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 D - A chord transition.

1. D → A chord transition

To move from D to A;

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

2. 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.
A to G

3. G → D chord transition

To move from G to D;

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

4. A → Bm chord transition

To move from A to Bm;

  1. While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on G string fret 4.
A to Bm

5. Bm → G chord transition

To move from Bm to G;

  1. Keep index finger on C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 3.
  3. Place middle finger on A string fret 2.

6. G → E chord transition

To move from G to E;

  1. While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
  2. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 4.
  3. Keep middle finger on A string fret 2.

7. E → D chord transition

To move from E to D;

  1. Slide your index finger on G string from fret 4 to fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
  3. Place ring finger on E string fret 2.

8. G → B chord transition

To move from G to B;

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 3.
  3. Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 4.

9. B → A chord transition

To move from B to A;

  1. While playing B, lift your ring finger from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 3 to G string fret 2.

10. D → Bm chord transition

To move from D to Bm;

  1. While playing D, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
  3. Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 4.

11. B → D chord transition

To move from B to D;

  1. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  2. Slide your middle finger on C string from fret 3 to fret 2.
  3. Lift your ring finger from G string fret 4 and place it on E string fret 2.

12. Bm → B chord transition

To move from Bm to B;

  1. Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 2.
  2. Keep ring finger on G string fret 4.
  3. Place middle finger on C string fret 3.

13. B → E chord transition

To move from B to E;

  1. While playing B, lift your ring finger from G string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 4.
  3. Slide your middle finger from C string fret 3 to A string fret 2.

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

  • A Dustland Fairytale includes 77 chord transitions, 13 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • A Dustland Fairytale contains 2 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how A Dustland Fairytale connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
    • D → G: 29%
    • D → A: 17%
    After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
    • G → D: 24%
    • G → A: 6%