Bob Dylan - I Shall Be Released 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 F,C keys to play this song with easier chords.
Ukulele A chord diagram
Ukulele Bm chord diagram
Ukulele C#m | D♭m chord diagram
Ukulele E7 chord diagram
[Opening]
[A]They say everything can be [Bm]replaced
[C#m]Yet every [Bm]distance is not [A] [E7]near
[A]So I remember every [Bm]face
[C#m]Of every [Bm]man who put me [A] [E7]here.
[chorus]
[A]I see my light come [Bm]shining
[C#m]From the [Bm]west unto the [A]east.
[A]Any day now,
[Bm]Any day now,
[C#m]I [Bm]shall be [A]released
[section 2]
[A]They say every man needs [Bm]protection.
[C#m]They say every [Bm]man must [A] [E7]fall.
[A]Yet I swear I see my [Bm]reflection,
[C#m]Somewhere so [Bm]high above the [A] [E7]wall.
[chorus]
[A]I see my light come [Bm]shining
[C#m]From the [Bm]west unto the [A]east.
[A]Any day now,
[Bm]Any day now,
[C#m]I [Bm]shall be [A]released
[section 3]
[A]Well yonder stands
a man in this [Bm]lonely crowd,
[C#m]A man who [Bm]swears he not to [A] [E7]blame.
[A]All day long I hear him cry [Bm]shouting loud,
[C#m]Calling out [Bm]that he’s been [A] [E7]framed.
[section 4]
[A]I see my light come [Bm]shining
[C#m]From the [Bm]west unto the [A]east.
[Closing]
[A]Any day now,
[Bm]Any day now,
[C#m]I [Bm]shall be [A]released
How to play I Shall Be Released on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Bob Dylan - I Shall Be Released on ukulele requires 4 chords and 3 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 Shall Be Released uses these transitions most often: A → Bm (12), Bm → A (12), and Bm → C#m (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 A - Bm chord transition.
1. A → Bm chord transition
To move from A to Bm;
- While playing A, lift your middle finger from G string fret 2.
- Slide your index finger on C string from fret 1 to fret 2.
- Place ring finger on G string fret 4.
2. Bm → C#m chord transition
To move from Bm to C#m;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 2 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 4 to E string fret 4.
- Place middle finger on C string fret 4.
- Place pinky on A string fret 4.
3. A → E7 chord transition
To move from A to E7;
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 1.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on A string fret 2.
I Shall Be Released chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in I Shall Be Released.
- I Shall Be Released includes 60 chord transitions, 3 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- I Shall Be Released contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how I Shall Be Released connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After A, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are D (29%), G (13%), and E (12%).
- A → Bm: 8%
- A → E7: 4%
After Bm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (25%), A (19%), and Em (13%).- Bm → A: 19%
- Bm → C#m: 1%