Green Day - American Idiot Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.
Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram
[Opening]
[G] [C] [F]Don’t [C] [G] [F]wanna be an American idiot.
[section 2]
[G] [C] [F] [C] [G] [F]
Don’t want a nation under the new media. [G] [C] [F] [C] [G]
And can you hear the sound of hysteria? [G] [C] [F] [C] [G]
The subliminal mindfuck [G]America. [C] [F] [C] [G]
[section 3]
[C]Welcome to a new kind of tension.
[G]All across the alien nation.
[D]Everything isn’t meant to be [G]okay.
[C]Television dreams of tomorrow.
[G]We’re not the ones who’re meant to follow.
[D]For that’s enough to argue
[section 4]
[G] [C] [F] [C] [G] [G] [C] [F] [C] [G]
Well, maybe I’m the faggot America. [G] [C] [F] [C] [G]
I’m not a part of a redneck agenda. [G] [C] [F] [C] [G]
Now everybody do the propaganda. [G] [C] [F] [C] [G]
And sing along in the age of paranoia.
[chorus]
[C]Welcome to a new kind of tension.
[G]All across the alien nation.
[D]Everything isn’t meant to [G]be okay.
[C]Television dreams of tomorrow.
[G]We’re not the ones who’re meant to follow.
[D]Convincing them to walk you.
[Closing]
[G] [C] [F] [C] [G] [F] [G] [C] [F] [C] [G] [F]
[G] [C] [F] [C] [G] [F]
[C] [G] [D] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G]
[G] [C] [F] [C] [G]
[G]Don’t wanna be an American idiot.
[G]One nation controlled by the media.
[G] [C]Information [F]nat[C]ion of hys[G]teri[F]a.
It’s going out to idiot America.
[chorus]
[C]Welcome to a new kind of tension.
[G]All across the alien nation.
[D]Everything isn’t meant to [G]be okay.
[C]Television dreams of tomorrow.
[G]We’re not the ones who’re meant to follow.
[D]Convincing them to walk you.
[outro]
[G] [C] [F] [C] [G] [G] [C] [F] [C] [G]
How to play American Idiot on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Green Day - American Idiot on ukulele requires 4 chords and 4 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.
American Idiot uses these transitions most often: C → G (25), G → C (23), and F → C (19). 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 G - C chord transition.
1. G → C chord transition
To move from G to C;
- While playing G, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
2. C → F chord transition
To move from C to F;
- While playing C, lift your ring finger from A string fret 3.
- Place index finger on E string fret 1.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
3. G → F chord transition
To move from G to F;
- While playing G, lift your ring finger from E string fret 3.
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
4. G → D chord transition
To move from G to D;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger on E string from fret 3 to fret 2.
American Idiot chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in American Idiot.
- American Idiot includes 110 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- American Idiot contains 4 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how American Idiot connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After G, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (25%), D (24%), and Am (13%).
- G → C: 25%
- G → D: 24%
After C, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (35%), F (16%), and D (11%).- C → G: 35%
- C → F: 16%