Jaymes Young - Moondust 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,A#,G keys to play this song with easier chords.
Ukulele D chord diagram
Ukulele Bm chord diagram
Ukulele F#m | G♭m chord diagram
Ukulele E chord diagram
[Opening]
[D] [Bm] [F#m] [E]
[D]Ooh, [Bm] [F#m]ooh, ooh [E]ooh.
[section 2]
I’m building this [D]house on the [Bm]moon
Like a [F#m]lost [E]astronaut
Looking at [D]you like a [Bm]star
From a [F#m]place the world [E]forgot
[section 3]
[D]And there’s nothing, [Bm]that I can [F#m]do
Except bury my love for [E]you
[chorus]
The brightness of the [D]sun, will give me just [Bm]enough
To bury my love [F#m]in the [E]moondust
I long to hear your [D]voice, but still i made the [Bm]choice
To bury my love [F#m]in the [E]moondust
[section 4]
Nothing can [D]breath, in the [Bm]space
Colder [F#m]than, the darkest [E]sea
I have [D]dreams, about the [Bm]days
Driving [F#m]through, your sunset [E]breeze
[section 5]
[D]And the first thing, [Bm]that I will [F#m]do
Is bury my love for [E]you
[chorus]
The brightness of the [D]sun, will give me just [Bm]enough
To bury my [F#m]love, in the [E]moondust
I long to hear your [D]voice
But still i made the [Bm]choice
To bury my [F#m]love, in the [E]moondust
[section 6]
I’m a [F#m]castaway, men [Bm]reap what they sow
And I [D]say what I know, to be [E]true
I’m living [F#m]far away, on the [Bm]face of the moon
I [D]buried my love to give the world to [E]you
[chorus]
The brightness of the [D]sun, will give me just [Bm]enough
To bury my [F#m]love, in the [E]moondust
I long to hear your [D]voice, but still i made the [Bm]choice
[Closing]
To bury my [F#m]love, in the [E]moondust
How to play Moondust on Ukulele (Step-by-step)
Jaymes Young - Moondust on ukulele requires 4 chords and 4 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.
Moondust uses these transitions most often: Bm → F#m (14), D → Bm (14), and F#m → E (14). 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 D - Bm chord transition.
1. D → Bm chord transition
To move from D to Bm;
- While playing D, lift your middle finger from C string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from G string fret 2 and place it on C string fret 2.
- Slide your ring finger from E string fret 2 to G string fret 4.
2. Bm → F#m chord transition
To move from Bm to F#m;
- Slide your index finger on C string from fret 2 to fret 1.
- Slide your ring finger from G string fret 4 to E string fret 2.
- Place middle finger on G string fret 2.
3. F#m → E chord transition
To move from F#m to E;
- While playing F#m, lift your ring finger from E string fret 2.
- Lift your index finger from C string fret 1 and place it on G string fret 4.
- Slide your middle finger from G string fret 2 to A string fret 2.
4. E → D chord transition
To move from E to D;
- Slide your index finger on G string from fret 4 to fret 2.
- Slide your middle finger from A string fret 2 to C string fret 2.
- Place ring finger on E string fret 2.
Moondust chord transition analysis
A short, data-driven summary of the chord flow in Moondust.
- Moondust includes 63 chord transitions, 4 of them unique.
- These transitions represent 0.02% of all chord transitions in Ukulelearn.
- Moondust contains 1 of the top 25 transitions across Ukulelearn.
- These transition patterns show how Moondust connects to the rest of Ukulelearn. Mastering them helps you move to similar songs faster.After D, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (29%), A (17%), and Em (17%).
- D → Bm: 5%
- D → E: 3%
After Bm, the most likely next chords across Ukulelearn are G (25%), A (19%), and Em (13%).- Bm → D: 12%
- Bm → F#m: 4%