Melanie Safka - I Don’t Eat Animals Ukulele Chords
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Ukulele G chord diagram
Ukulele C chord diagram
Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele D7 chord diagram
[Opening]
[G]I was just thinking about the way it’s supposed to be,
[C]I’ll eat the [G]plants and the [D]fruit from the trees.
[G]And I’ll live on vegetables and I’ll grow on seeds,
but [C]I don’t eat [G]animals and [D]they don’t eat [G]me,
oh no, [C]I don’t eat [D]animals ’cause I [G]love them, you see,
[C]I don’t eat [D]animals, I want [G]nothing dead in [D]me.
[interlude]
[D7] [D] [D7]
[section 2]
[G]I don’t eat white flour, white sugar makes you rot,
oh, [C]white could be beautiful but [G]mostly it’s [D]not.
A [G]little bit of whole meal, some raisins and cheese,
but [C]I don’t eat [G]animals and [D]they don’t eat [G]me.
Oh no, [C]I don’t eat [D]animals ’cause I [G]love them, you see,
[C]I don’t eat [D]animals, I want [G]nothing dead in [D]me.
[interlude]
[D7] [D] [D7]
[Closing]
A [G]little bit of whole meal, some raisins and cheese,
[C]I’ll eat the [G]plants and the [D]fruit from the trees,
And [G]I’ll live on vegetables and I’ll grow on seeds,
but [C]I won’t eat [G]animals and [D]they won’t eat [G]me,
oh no, [C]I’ll live on [G]life, I want [D]nothing dead in [G]me,
you know, I’ll [C]become [G]life and my [D]life will become [G]me,
you know, I’ll [C]live on [G]life and my [D]life will live on [G]me.
How to play I Don't Eat Animals on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Melanie Safka - I Don't Eat Animals on ukulele requires 4 chords and 5 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.
I Don't Eat Animals uses these transitions most often: D → G (13), G → C (13), and G → D (11). 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. 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.
3. C → D chord transition
To move from C to D;
- Lift your ring finger from A string fret 3 and place it on E string fret 2.
- Place index finger on G string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 2.
4. D → D7 chord transition
To move from D to D7;
- While playing D, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
- Keep index finger on G string fret 2.
- Lift your ring finger from E string fret 2 and place it on A string fret 3.
5. D7 → G chord transition
To move from D7 to G;
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from A string fret 3 to E string fret 3.
- Place middle finger on A string fret 2.
I Don't Eat Animals chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in I Don't Eat Animals.
- I Don't Eat Animals includes 58 chord transitions, 5 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- I Don't Eat Animals contains 3 of the top 10 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how I Don't Eat Animals 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 D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).- D → G: 29%
- D → D7: 1%