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Jeff Buckley - Eternal Life Ukulele Chords

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ChordsC, G, F, A7, Em, D, A, F#, B, E
Strumming↓-↓↓↑

Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow.

  • Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
  • Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
  • Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
  • Ukulele A7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-1-0-0Ukulele A7 chord diagram
  • Ukulele Em chord diagram Fingering: 0-4-3-2Ukulele Em chord diagram
  • 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 F# | G♭ chord diagram Fingering: 3-1-2-1 Barre at fret 1.Ukulele F# | G♭ chord diagram
  • Ukulele B chord diagram Fingering: 4-3-2-2 Barre at fret 2.Ukulele B chord diagram
  • Ukulele E chord diagram Fingering: 4-4-4-2 Barre at fret 4.Ukulele E chord diagram

[Opening]
[C]Eternal [G]life is now on my [F]trail [A7] [F] [A7]
Got my [C]red glitter coffin, [G]man, just need one last [F]nail [A7] [F] [A7]
While [C]all these ugly gentlemen [G]play out their foolish [F]games [A7] [F] [A7]
There’s a [C]flaming red [G]horizon that screams our [F]names [A7] [F] [A7]

[chorus]
[G]And as your fantasies are broken in two
Did you [Em]really think this bloody road would, pave the way for you?
You better [D]turn around and blow your kiss [A]hello to life eternal, [Em]angel

[section 2]
[C]Racist [G]everyman, what have you [F]done? [A7] [F] [A7]
[C]Man, you’ve made a [G]killer of your unborn [F] [A7]son [F] [A7]
[C]Crown my fear your [G]king at the point of a [F]gun [A7] [F] [A7]
[C]All I want to [G]do is love [F]everyone… [A7] [F] [A7]

[chorus]
[G]And as your fantasies are broken in two
Did you [Em]really think this bloody road would, pave the way for you?
You better [D]turn around, and blow your kiss [A7]hello to life [A7]eternal [C] [F#] [F] [B] [A]

[section 3]
[A7]There’s no [C]time for [F#]hatred, only [F]questions
What is [B]love, where is [A]happiness, what is [G]life, where is [F]peace?
[E]When will I find the strength to bring me release?

[Closing]
[C]And tell me where is the [G]love in what your prophet has [F]said? [A7] [F] [A7]
Man, It [C]sounds to me just like a [G]prison for the walking de[F]ad [A7] [F] [A7]
And I[C]’ve got a message for [G]you and your twisted hell [F] [A7] [F] [A7]
You better [C]turn around and blow your kiss [G]goodbye, to life [F]eternal [A7]angel

[outro]
[G] [Em] [D] [A] [G] [Em] [D] [A] [Em]

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ArtistJeff Buckley
AlbumGrace
GenresPop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year1994
KeyC

How to play Eternal Life on Ukulele (Step-by-step)

Jeff Buckley - Eternal Life on ukulele requires 10 chords and 19 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.

Eternal Life uses these transitions most often: F → A7 (23), G → F (13), and C → G (12). 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 C - G chord transition.

1. C → G chord transition

Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram

To move from C to G;

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

2. G → F chord transition

Ukulele G chord diagram Fingering: 0-2-3-2Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram

To move from G to F;

  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 E string fret 1.
  3. Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to G string fret 2.
G to F

3. F → A7 chord transition

Ukulele F chord diagram Fingering: 2-0-1-0Ukulele F chord diagram
Ukulele A7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-1-0-0Ukulele A7 chord diagram

To move from F to A7;

  1. While playing F, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Lift your index finger from E string fret 1 and place it on C string fret 1.
F to A7

4. A7 → C chord transition

Ukulele A7 chord diagram Fingering: 0-1-0-0Ukulele A7 chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram Fingering: 0-0-0-3Ukulele C chord diagram

To move from A7 to C;

  1. While playing A7, lift your index finger from C string fret 1.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.
A7 to C

5. A7 → G chord transition

To move from A7 to G;

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

6. G → Em chord transition

To move from G to Em;

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

7. Em → D chord transition

To move from Em to D;

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

8. 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.

9. A → Em chord transition

To move from A to Em;

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

10. Em → C chord transition

To move from Em to C;

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

11. D → A7 chord transition

To move from D to A7;

  1. While playing D, first lift your middle finger and ring finger.
  2. Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 1.

12. C → F# chord transition

To move from C to F#;

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

13. F# → F chord transition

To move from F# to F;

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

14. F → B chord transition

To move from F to B;

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

15. 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.

16. A → A7 chord transition

To move from A to A7;

  1. While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
  2. Keep index finger on C string fret 1.

17. 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.

18. F → E chord transition

To move from F to E;

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

19. E → C chord transition

To move from E to C;

  1. While playing E, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
  2. Place ring finger on A string fret 3.

Eternal Life chord transition analysis

A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Eternal Life.

  • Eternal Life includes 101 chord transitions, 19 of them unique.
  • These transitions represent 0.03% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
  • Eternal Life contains 5 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
  • These transition patterns show how Eternal Life connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.
    After F, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (40%), G (21%), and Am (11%).
    • F → E: 1%
    • F → A7: 1%
    After A7, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (42%), D7 (18%), and Dm (12%).
    • A7 → G: 4%
    • A7 → C: 2%
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