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Leonard Cohen - Dance Me To The End Of Love Ukulele Chords

ChordsAm, Em, B7
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 D,G keys to play this song with easier chords.

  • Ukulele Am chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-0-0Ukulele Am chord diagram
  • Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
  • Ukulele B7 chord diagram Fingering: 2-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B7 chord diagram


[Am]La la la [Em]la la la [B7]la la [Em]la
[Am]La la la [Em]la la la [B7]la la [Em]la


[Am]Dance me to your beauty with a [Em]burning violin
[Am]Dance me through the panic ‘til I’m [Em]gathered safely in
[Am]Lift me like an olive branch and [Em]be my homeward dove
[B7]Dance me to the end of [Em]love, [B7]dance me to the end of [Em]love


Oh [Am]let me see your beauty when the [Em]witnesses are gone
[Am]Let me feel you moving like they [Em]do in Babylon
[Am]Show me slowly what I only [Em]know the limits of
[B7]Dance me to the end of [Em]love, [B7]dance me to the end of [Em]love


[Am]Dance me to the wedding now [Em]dance me on and on
[Am]Dance me very tenderly and [Em]dance me very long
We’re [Am]both of us beneath our love [Em]both of us above
[B7]Dance me to the end of [Em]love, [B7]dance me to the end of [Em]love


[Am]Dance me to the children who are [Em]asking to be born
[Am]Dance me through the curtains that our [Em]kisses have outworn
[Am]Raise a tent of shelter now though [Em]every thread is torn
[B7]Dance me to the end of [Em]love, [B7]dance me to the end of [Em]love


[Am]La la la [Em]la la la [B7]la la [Em]la
[Am]La la la [Em]la la la [B7]la la [Em]la


[Am]Dance me to your beauty with a [Em]burning violin
[Am]Dance me through the panic ‘til I’m [Em]gathered safely in
[Am]Touch me with your naked hand or [Em]touch me with your glove
[B7]Dance me to the end of [Em]love, [B7]dance me to the end of [Em]love
[B7]Dance me to the end of [Em]love


[Am]La la la [Em]la la la [B7]la la [Em]la
[Am]La la la [Em]la la la [B7]la la [Em]la

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AlbumVarious Positions
GenresPop
Year1984
KeyAm

How to play Dance Me To The End Of Love on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Leonard Cohen - Dance Me To The End Of Love on ukulele requires 3 chords and 2 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.

Dance Me To The End Of Love uses these transitions most often: Am → Em (21), Em → Am (20), and B7 → Em (17). 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 Am - Em chord transition.

1. Am → Em chord transition

To move from Am to Em;

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

2. Em → B7 chord transition

To move from Em to B7;

  1. While playing Em, lift your ring finger from C string fret 4.
  2. Lift your index finger from A string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
  3. Slide your middle finger from E string fret 3 to C string fret 3.
Em to B7

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Dance Me To The End Of Love.

  • Dance Me To The End Of Love includes 75 chord transitions, 2 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Dance Me To The End Of Love contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Dance Me To The End Of Love connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After Em, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (27%), G (18%), and D (17%).
    • Em → Am: 12%
    • Em → B7: 1%
    After Am, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (26%), G (21%), and C (16%).
    • Am → Em: 10%