How to Play Elaine on Ukulele?

ABBA - Elaine can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, Em, F, G, Bb chords. For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open. For Am, To play Am, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, leave C, E, A open. For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open. For F, To play F, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave C, A open. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open. For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 across E–A with finger 1, press fret 3 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Elaine with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

ABBA - Elaine Ukulele Chords

Chord reference C, Am, Em, F, G, Bb

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C] [Bb] [F] [C] [C] [Bb] [F] [C]

You [C]hate, you scream, you swear, And still you never [Am]reach him You [C]curse, you try to scare, But you can never [Am]teach him

It’s a dead end [Em]street They [F]tie your hands and [G]tie your [C]feet [Am]And the street is [Em]narrow A [F]nowhere lane, a nowhere [C]train for

[C]Elaine, Elaine, Elaine, Elaine, Elaine, Elaine You know they’re gonna [Am]get you You [C]try to break away But they will never [Am]let you

It’s a dead end [Em]street They [F]tie your hands and [G]tie your [C]feet [Am]And the street is [Em]narrow, a [F]nowhere lane, A nowhere train for [C]Elaine, Elaine, Elaine

[Am]You’re [C]like a [Em]goldfish [C]in a [Am]bowl [C]Elaine, Elaine, Elaine [Am]They [C]have your [Em]mind, They’ll [C]take your [Am]soul

You [C]come, you stay, you go, It really doesn’t [Am]matter You’ve [C]done it all before, By now they’ll know the [Am]pattern

It’s a dead end [Em]street, They [F]tie your hands and [G]tie your [C]feet [Am]And the street is [Em]narrow, a [F]nowhere lane, A nowhere train for [C]Elaine, Elaine, Elaine

[Am]You’re [C]like a [Em]goldfish [C]in a [Am]bowl [C]Elaine, Elaine, Elaine [Am]They [C]have your [Em]mind, They’ll [C]take your [Am]soul

[C]

[C]You come, you stay, you go, It [F]really doesn’t [C]matter [C]You’ve done it all before, And [F]now they’ll know the [Am]pattern It’s a dead end [Em]street, They [F]tie your hands and [G]tie your [C]feet [Am]And the street is [Em]narrow A [F]nowhere lane, a nowhere train for [C]Elaine, Elaine, Elaine

[Am]You’re [C]like a [Em]goldfish [C]in a [Am]bowl [C]Elaine, Elaine, Elaine [Am]They [C]have your [Em]mind, They’ll [C]take your [Am]soul [C]Elaine, Elaine, Elaine [Bb] [F] [C]

Artist ABBA

Album Super Trouper

Genres Pop

Year 1980

Key C

ABBA - Elaine can be played in the key of C using the C, Am, Em, F, G, Bb chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, C, E open.
For Am, To play Am, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, leave C, E, A open.
For Em, To play Em, press fret 4 on the C string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G, E open.
For F, To play F, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the E string with finger 2, leave C, A open.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, leave G open.
For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 across E–A with finger 1, press fret 3 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the C string with finger 2.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Elaine with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.