Radiohead - Go To Sleep Ukulele Chords
Before you play, tune your ukulele and use the tools below to set up your view and flow. Using the Transpose tool, switch to A,D keys to play this song with easier chords.
Ukulele Gm chord diagram
Ukulele A# | B♭ chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele Am chord diagram
Ukulele G chord diagram
[Opening]
[Gm]Something for the rag and bone man, over my dead body
[Gm]Something big is gonna happen, over my dead body
[Gm]Someone’s son or someone’s daughter, over my dead body
[Gm]This is how I end up sucked in, over my dead body
[section 2]
[Bb]I’m gonna [C]go to sleep, [Bb]let this [Am]wash all [G]over me
[Closing]
[Gm]We don’t really want a monster taking over, tiptoe around, tie him down
[Gm]We don’t want the loonies taking over, tiptoe around, tie them down
[Bb]May pretty [C]horses, [Bb]come to [Am]you, as you [G]sleep
[Bb]I’m gonna [C]go to sleep, [Bb]let this [Am]wash all [G]over me
How to play Go To Sleep on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Radiohead - Go To Sleep on ukulele requires 5 chords and 6 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.
Go To Sleep uses these transitions most often: Am → G (3), Bb → Am (3), and Bb → C (3). 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 Gm - Bb chord transition.
1. Gm → Bb chord transition
To move from Gm to Bb;
- Lift your index finger from A string fret 1 and place it on E string fret 1.
- Keep middle finger on C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 3 to G string fret 3.
2. Bb → C chord transition
To move from Bb to C;
- While playing Bb, first lift your index finger and middle finger.
- Lift your ring finger from G string fret 3 and place it on A string fret 3.
3. Bb → Am chord transition
To move from Bb to Am;
- While playing Bb, first lift your index finger and ring finger.
- Lift your middle finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 2.
4. Am → G chord transition
To move from Am to G;
- Lift your middle finger from G string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 2.
- Place index finger on C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 3.
5. G → Gm chord transition
To move from G to Gm;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Keep ring finger on E string fret 3.
6. G → Bb chord transition
To move from G to Bb;
- 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 C string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 3 and place it on G string fret 3.
Go To Sleep chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Go To Sleep.
- Go To Sleep includes 16 chord transitions, 6 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Go To Sleep contains 1 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Go To Sleep connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After Gm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are C (15%), F (12%), and Dm (9%).
- Gm → Bb: 9%
After Bb, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are F (34%), C (20%), and Dm (9%).- Bb → C: 20%
- Bb → Am: 4%